Boy, four, dies after tragedy strikes at holiday park swimming pool

'Incident': The boy died at Alder Hey children's hospital after tragedy struck
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Sebastian Mann10 August 2016

A four-year-old boy has died after an "incident" in a luxury holiday park swimming pool in Cumbria.

Police were called to the Old Park Wood retreat in Grange-over-Sands at 4.40pm on Monday.

The youngster was taken to Furness General Hospital before he was transferred in a critical condition to Liverpool's Alder Hey Hospital.

Cumbria Police confirmed on Tuesday that the boy had died.

In a statement, the force said: "Police can confirm that the four-year-old boy involved in this incident has sadly died.

"Detectives are continuing to investigate the incident but the death is not being treated as suspicious.

"Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time."

It is understood the boy was staying with his family at a lodge on the site, described on its website as "a luxury, private holiday park" set within the grounds of the Holker Estate.

An indoor heated swimming pool is available to guests at Old Park Wood.

A park spokesman said: "Our thoughts are with the boy and his family at this time."

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