British boy dies at new Phuket water park
A three-year-old British boy has drowned at a newly opened water park in Phuket.
The boy, called Bobby Watson, reportedly slipped into the landing area of a flume at the Blue Tree Waterpark.
He had been at the park with his older brother Billy, seven, his British dad and Thai mum.
He was taken to Thalang Hospital, but pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
The park opened in mid-2019.
In a statement yesterday, it said: "We are deeply distressed to say that there was a tragic accident today, February 23, at Blue Tree, Phuket.
"A three-year-old boy wandered into the Landing Pool area of the busy slide area this afternoon.
"He stumbled and fell under water after which he was spotted by one of the lifeguards on duty who came to his immediate assistance.
"He was given mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and rushed to Talang Hospital by an ambulance that arrived promptly after being called.
"Sadly he could not be revived. The Landing Pool area is strictly for those coming down the slides.
"Sunday is a very busy day. There are highly-trained life guards positioned at the bottom of the slides to watch people coming down for the purpose of ensuring their safety.
"His parents are understandably devastated and we continue to offer our support in any way possible. We are all deeply upset by this extremely sad incident."
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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