Man in serious condition after swimming pool accident

A man is in serious condition after he found himself in difficulty while swimming in a pool on Thursday evening.

The police said the man, aged 29 of Zabbar, was swimming in a pool of a gym complex in Hal Farrug, Siggiewi, at around 9.30pm.

The man was found unconscious in the pool, was helped on deck by people who were on site before a medical team arrived to take him to hospital.

Magistrate Philip Galea Farrugia is leading an inquiry.