Brit boy, 4, sucked into pool filter at Majorca hotel sparking desperate rescue mission
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the Spanish holiday
resort Can Picafort after the boy put his hand into an uncovered skimmer outlet.
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A Brit boy, 4, was sucked into pool filter
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A rescue mission was launched at a hotel in Majorca to free the boy's arm
Credit: Bombers de Mallorca
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Emergency teams emptied the pool before digging the pipe out
Credit: Bombers de Mallorca
When the unsuspecting child put his hand into the hole, a suction vacuum was created trapping his arm inside the small structure, according to Diaro de Mallorca.
The
Emergency services then rushed to the hotel and found the boy stuck inside the
pool
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They first tried to pull the boy out manually, but once this failed they resorted to draining the entire pool.
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Once the whole pool was emptied using pumps, the team dug out the pipe which had sucked the child in.
The four-year-old was also give a helmet and earmuffs while rescuers worked to free him.
Thankfully after 30 minutes, the boy was released from the tight pipe.
He was taken to hospital for examination.
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But luckily he did not sustain any serious injuries.
A court is now probing whether or not the hotel could be held responsible for negligence, local media reported.
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A spokesperson for the hotel told the MailOnline: "Our staff activated the emergency protocols, notifying the assistance services and the firefighters, who quickly responded to the scene.
"The pool was emptied urgently to facilitate the actions of professionals."
This allowed them to "release the minor as soon as possible, who is now in good condition, under hospital observation".
They added: "The family has expressed their gratitude to us for the quick response of the entire team.
"This was a random incident that is already being thoroughly reviewed to take all necessary corrective measures and further strengthen our security controls."
The petrifying accident comes after a
Edward James Watson Massey passed away following a swimming pool accident just before 5pm local time on Thursday, May 22.
And in November a
Kelan Logan-Derench was discovered in the water at the Mirette Hotel in Hurghada, Egypt, without his armbands on.
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