Boy, 7, dies in lodge pool as celebration goes horribly incorrect
The youngster died after slipping unnoticed into a hotel swimming pool during a children’s birthday party in Tarqui, Ecuador, with firefighters racing to the scene and performing CPR
A children’s party ended in tragedy
A children’s birthday party ended in tragedy when a seven-year-old boy died in a hotel swimming pool. The youngster is believed to have entered the water on Saturday (May 9) without any adults noticing.
Minutes later, units from the Manta Fire Service in Tarqui, Ecuador, were called to the scene and rescuers carried out CPR in a desperate attempt to save him. Despite their efforts, his death was confirmed shortly afterwards.
The boy lived with his parents and, according to those close to the family, was due to turn eight on May 19.
Five fatal drownings including this incident have occurred in the region so far this year, Extra reported. The tragedy comes after an orthopaedic spine surgeon claims she visited the afterlife after drowning for 30 minutes during a kayaking accident, before returning to earth with a revelation that her son was going to die.
Dr Mary Neal was kayaking with friends in Chile in 1999 when she plunged to the bottom of a waterfall. She was trapped underwater and went 24 minutes without oxygen before she was resuscitated.
Prior to regaining consciousness, she described embarking on the “most wonderful adventure” of her entire life, during which she claims she reached heaven and underwent a life review. When asked whether she recalled slipping into another realm, she claimed that as her body left the boat, her spirit departed with it, and she was greeted in the afterlife.
She said: “I was so joyfully greeted, and welcomed, I had this overwhelming sense of being home.
“And I fully recognise that not everyone has a beautiful home, but everyone I think can imagine that home where you are completely valued, loved, known, accepted, and that was home. It was awesome.”
IIn 2024 there were 193 accidental drowning deaths across the UK. Men account for the vast majority of victims: 84% of those who died were male.
Seasonally, late spring and summer tend to be the danger period, and May was the deadliest month in 2024 with 28 fatalities.
By nation, the deaths were recorded as 136 in England, 33 in Scotland, 18 in Wales and six in Northern Ireland.
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