‘Cheeky’ Brit boy, 5, dies on first vacation overseas after tragic incident
A five-year-old Brit boy has died on vacation after a tragic incident only a day after he and his household arrived at their vacation vacation spot.
Kelan Logan-Derench and his household arrived in Egypt yesterday (Sunday, November 26) for what would have been the five-year-old’s first vacation when tragedy struck within the pool. The teen, from Birmingham, had travelled to the northeast African nation along with his mum, Ciara, older sister and grandma.
The tragic incident noticed younger Kelan fall right into a swimming pool, with Ciara’s buddy Serena saying nothing might be finished to save lots of the teen.
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His household are stated to be “absolutely broken” by the tragedy, with a GoFundMe now set as much as deliver Kelan’s physique house and to pay for the funeral prices.
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The web page reads: “Five-year-old Kelan Logan-Derench, from Sutton Coldfield, went on his first holiday abroad to Egypt on 24/11/2023 with his mum, elder sister and nan.
“Devastatingly solely someday later Kelan had a tragic accident and fell into the swimming pool and heartbreakingly nothing might be finished to save lots of him and he sadly misplaced his life.
“Kelan was a cheeky, mischievous, happy little boy, he was a younger brother to Cienna and was about to become a big brother himself in February 2024.”
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The GoFundMe web page is aiming to lift £15,000 which is believed to cowl the price of repatriation of Kelan’s physique in addition to the price of planning and internet hosting the funeral, The Sun reported.
The web page continued: “Kelan’s whole family are absolutely broken and we can only imagine the pain they are going through. The least we can do as friends of the family and as a community is to help them by offering some financial support so that they can bring Kelan home and give him the funeral he deserves.”
Tributes have since poured in for the teen who attended New Hill Primary School, with Sutton Reddicap councillor Richard Parkin saying: “My deepest sympathies and condolences go out to Kelan’s mom, family and friends for their tragic loss.”
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