
Man, 24, dies after falling into paddling pool in back garden and drowning in ‘freak accident'
Roan Bloore is understood to have fallen into the water after he passed out, while emptying the paddling pool, on June 26.
He was submerged for around 10 minutes before he was discovered.
Paramedics performed an hour of CPR on the young man and managed to restart his heart in hospital.
But tragically Roan's brain had been starved of oxygen for too long which resulted in organ failure.
His heartbroken father Michael told MailOnline: "I'm ripped to pieces, one of my babies is gone. I had four children and now I have three."
The father-of-four and his wife had been on holiday at the time of the tragedy.
They rushed back as soon as their daughter informed them of the horror, but tragically never made it back in time to say goodbye.
A message written by family friends on GoFundMe read: "Roan was emptying a paddling pool in our back garden when he has fallen into it and sadly drowned.
"His heart was restarted after an hour of trying by paramedics, they managed to get his heart restarted in hospital but damage had already been done due to lack of oxygen, this lead to his organs failing and he sadly passed away.
"He had no life insurance or estate but at 24 who would?
"His parents are on benefits due to medical issues and don't have much money available for the funeral.
"They've applied for help from the DWP but this only covers up to £1,000.
"The price of the funeral we are wanting is only £2,250, its nothing too big.
"I know people don't have to help but any help is appreciated more than you can imagine."
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