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Boy (3) airlifted to hospital from leisure centre after swimming pool incident
He is believed to be in a critical condition.
A THREE-YEAR-old boy was airlifted to hospital today after an incident at a swimming pool in Co Cork.
Gardaí said that the boy was hospitalised after being airlifted at around 2pm today from a leisure centre.
The incident involved a swimming pool at a leisure centre in the Quality Hotel in Redbarn, Youghal, Co Cork.
RTÉ News reports that the boy is in “critical” condition.
The Coast Guard told TheJournal.ie that it got a call at 2pm seeking assistance after an incident at a swimming pool at the Quality Hotel.
Its Waterford-based helicopter Rescue 117 airlifted the boy to Cork University Hospital.
- Additional reporting Órla Ryan
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