A family outing for Independence Day ended in horror for the parents of eight-year-old Roy Prince after he drowned in a swimming pool at a popular Mahdia hotel.
The child and his parents, according to reports, were at a hotel in Mahdia enjoying a planned day of holiday activities. Prince, after being pulled out of the swimming pool thrice by a lifeguard, went for a fourth dip around 5 pm yesterday and never returned.
“The lifeguard had to take that child out of the water three times before the drowning,” a source who requested anonymity explained. “The little boy was taken back to his parents not one, but three times.”
Prince, according to the source, was taken from the pool by other occupants. The local medic was immediately ushered to the location but could do nothing to save the child’s life. The boy, the source said, was already dead when he was taken out of the water; checks for a pulse revealed that his heart was no longer beating.
“They tried to revive him but it was too late,” the source said. “The medic told the parents that he no longer had a pulse or heartbeat.”
Parents, the source opined, should keep their eyes glued to children at such locations regardless of whether the facility had above average safety provisions.