Two-year-old girl’s dad and grandad drown trying to save her from hotel pool

The family have been left devastated after the dad and grandad both died trying to save the little girl (Picture: ABC News)

A father and grandfather have both drowned after jumping into save their toddler who had fallen into a hotel swimming pool.

Dharmvir Singh, 38, and Gurjinder Singh, 65, jumped into the rooftop pool at the Top of the Mark Holiday Apartments in Gold Coast, Australia at 7pm on Sunday, March 31.

The pair were pulled from the water by bystanders who performed CPR on them until emergency services arrived.

Tragically, both of the men went into a cardiac arrest and died at the scene.

The two-year-old and her mother, who also jumped in after her, were rushed to hospital in stable condition.

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