Irish teenager in intensive care after near-drowning at Majorca swimming pool

GERARD COUZENS

An Irish teenager remained in intensive care in hospital in Majorca following a near-drowning at his hotel pool.

The youngster was resuscitated on Tuesday afternoon after being pulled out of the water by lifeguards who initially assisted him before emergency responders took over.

On Wednesday, sources at Manacor Hospital confirmed he remained in intensive care as it emerged the holidaymaker is 14 and not 16 as first reported.

The source said: “The outlook for this patient is unclear at the moment. He was admitted to the hospital just after 4.15pm yesterday and is still in intensive care.”

He was described as being in a “very serious” condition when he was rushed to hospital.

The alarm was raised around 2pm on Tuesday. The drama happened at an all-inclusive hotel called Globales Bouganvilla in Sa Coma in eastern Majorca, near to the Love Island villa.

The circumstances surrounding the incident are still unclear.

In June 2022, a six-year-old boy from north Belfast died following a pool incident while he was on holiday in Majorca.

Corey Aughey was treated in intensive care at a hospital in the island capital Palma for three days before losing his fight for life.

He had also been staying at a hotel in Sa Coma which was not named at the time.

The Aughey family had only touched down in Majorca a few hours before the tragedy struck.

Later the same month, an Irish seven-year-old died in hospital after being pulled out of the pool at HYB Eurocalas Hotel in the East Coast Majorcan resort of Calas de Mallorca.