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A younger boy has died after stepping into problem in a lodge swimming pool at a birthday celebration.

The unnamed boy,7, was attending the get together in southeast county Clare, Ireland when he reportedly skilled difficulties.

He was rushed from the Leisure Centre on the Lakeside Hotel & Leisure Centre to a Limerick hospital on Saturday afternoon.

A spokesman for the Gardai, the Irish police service, stated he was pronounced lifeless not lengthy after arriving at University Hospital Limerick.

The demise has left a small neighborhood in tatters, with some locals breaking down and crying after the information broke.

Gardai confirmed that he had died after emergency providers responded to “an incident at a swimming pool” on April 20.

A supply advised The Sun that police and ambulances attended the swimming pool after receiving a name on Saturday afternoon.

They arrived on the premises at round 3pm however had been unable to avoid wasting the younger boy, who was reportedly retrieved unconscious from the pool waters.

A spokesman was unable to substantiate the reason for demise, solely that preparations are being made for a autopsy.

They stated: “Gardaí and emergency services responded to an incident at a swimming pool on a premises in Killaloe, Co. Clare, shortly before 3pm on Saturday, April 20th, 2024.

“A seven-year-old boy was transported from the scene to University Hospital Limerick, the place he was later pronounced deceased.

“The local coroner has been notified, and arrangements are being made for a post-mortem examination.”

Garda moreover confirmed they had been treating the incident as a “tragic accident”.

The unexpected death has left behind a grief-stricken community, with locals expressing their condolences.

One local broke down and said: “God love them, it’s each mother or father’s worst nightmare.”