Family holiday ends in tragedy as British boy, 6, drowns in hotel swimming pool in Cyprus
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA family holiday ended in tragedy after a British boy, aged six, drowned in a hotel swimming in Cyprus. The youngster, from Inverness, was found unconscious floating in the pool by his mother, the Mirror reports.
After being pulled from the water by a lifeguard he was taken to the Paphos General Hospital by an ambulance on October 6. Doctors first praised the first aid efforts of staff at the hotel for saving his life.
He was then taken to the Makario Children's Hospital, around 90 miles away in Nicosia, for further specialised treatment. But sadly he has since died from his injuries. READ MORE: Police appeal for information after serious crash in Hyde READ MORE: Lucy Letby formed 'jail gang' with murdering mum and schoolgirl killer "He was found unresponsive in the hotel pool by strangers on Friday," a source told The Daily Record initially after the incident. "He was on holiday with his mum, who I believe has another child with her. "He was resuscitated at the scene but he is fighting for life in hospital.
He's very, very sick." The Paphos CID is investigating the incident while police said he had been on holiday with his mother and younger brother, reports The Sun .
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