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23/07/2012
4-Year-Old Boy Dies In Swimming Accident
A 4-year-old boy has died following an incident at the National Aquatic Centre in Abbotstown, Co Dublin yesterday.
The boy was swimming with his father in the Aqua Zone section at about 6.30 pm yesterday evening when the accident happened, details of which have not been released.
The boy was attended to at the scene before being transferred to Connolly hospital in Blanchardstown where he was later pronounced dead.
An investigation into the accident has begun and in a statement the centre said that the Aqua Zone section, which features children's play areas, a wave pool and slides, remains closed until further notice.
(H/GK)
The boy was swimming with his father in the Aqua Zone section at about 6.30 pm yesterday evening when the accident happened, details of which have not been released.
The boy was attended to at the scene before being transferred to Connolly hospital in Blanchardstown where he was later pronounced dead.
An investigation into the accident has begun and in a statement the centre said that the Aqua Zone section, which features children's play areas, a wave pool and slides, remains closed until further notice.
(H/GK)
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