{"id":17759,"date":"2022-07-08T06:51:09","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T06:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/?p=17759"},"modified":"2022-07-08T06:35:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T06:35:19","slug":"british-boy-4-drowns-on-family-holiday-in-mauritius-as-dad-pays-touching-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/british-boy-4-drowns-on-family-holiday-in-mauritius-as-dad-pays-touching-tribute","title":{"rendered":"British boy, 4, drowns on family holiday in Mauritius as dad pays touching tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>A four-year-old British boy has drowned in a hotel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;mirror.&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;co.&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;uk\/all-about\/swimming-pools\">swimming pool <\/a>while on a family holiday in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;mirror.&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;co.&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;uk\/all-about\/mauritius\">Mauritius<\/a>.<br \/>\nOzair Ali was taken to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;mirror.&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;co.&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;uk\/all-about\/hospitals\">hospital<\/a> from the Lux Hotel in Belle Mare after the incident by emergency services, report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;scottishdailyexpress.&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;co.&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;uk\/news\/world-news\/four-year-scots-boy-dies-27425714\">Scottish Daily Express<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a name=\"div-gpt-ad-vip-slot\"><\/a>The family were in the Flacq region &#8211; a district situated in the east of the island &#8211; when the incident happened.<br \/>\nDespite attempts by doctors to save the four-year-old, they were unable to revive him following the incident. The child passed away on Tuesday, June 28 at the Dr Bruno Cheong Hospital.<br \/>\nThe Mauritius Police Force said in a statement: \u201cHe was swimming in the hotel\u2019s pool in company of his family members, when at about [2pm] his father noticed that he was having difficulty breathing.<br \/>\nHe was immediately removed to a safe place. \u201cAll the emergency agencies attended within good [time]. The cause of death was, after an autopsy, certified to be \u2018asphyxia, due to drowning\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\">Mauritius<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. A four-year-old British boy has drowned in a hotel swimming pool while on a family holiday in Mauritius. Ozair Ali was taken to hospital from the Lux Hotel in Belle Mare after the incident by emergency services, report Scottish Daily Express. 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