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Abigail O'Leary, Claire Hayhurst, PA & Brett Gibbons

Boy dies after becoming ill while playing in pool at Center Parcs resort

A child has died after becoming unwell while playing at a Center Parcs resort.

Emergency services were called to the Longleat Forest holiday park in Wiltshire on Saturday where the youngster was reportedly playing in the sub-tropical indoor pool area when he was taken ill.

A spokeswoman for Center Parcs said: "We are deeply saddened by the tragic news that a young guest passed away after becoming unwell whilst at Longleat Forest. Our thoughts are with the family at this extremely difficult time.

An indoor pool at Center Parcs in Longleat ((Image: Publicity Picture))

"We are continuing to offer our support to the family and to our employees who provided immediate assistance."

She added that no further information or comment would be provided "in accordance with the family's wishes for privacy at this difficult time".

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust was called to the scene at 3.39pm on Saturday.

Two rapid response vehicles, an ambulance and an air ambulance attended.

An eyewitness said the boy was "upstairs" using the slide when he said "something hurt before he fell unconscious".

Staff made frantic efforts to revive him but the boy - whose age hasn't been revealed - was declared dead.

An eyewitness told a local newspaper that the child was playing in the sub-tropical indoor pool area, reports MirrorOnline.

They told the newspaper that three other children were in the water when the youngster was taken ill.

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