Teenage boy sucked into pool pump
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A 14-year-old schoolboy from the Isle of Man has died while on holiday in Thailand after being sucked into a swimming pool pumping system.
It is thought Nathan Clark Griffiths opened a vent at the bottom of the pool in an attempt to retrieve his goggles.
The boy was at a water park in Pattaya, east of Bangkok, with his family.
His mother Marion Griffiths criticised a delay in the recue attempt caused by a lifeguard's refusal to believe the vent had been opened.
Thai police are investigating how Nathan, who had been in the pool with his brother Rhys, 15, was able to lift the vent, which should have been locked.
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The incident happened on Friday at a water park in the resort, which is 85 miles (137km) from Bangkok.
Ms Griffiths said: "I just can't believe that the lifeguard did not act quicker. I'm numb now but anger will set in.
"The boys had been playing the the pool, they had one pair of goggles between them. Rhys said Nathan went under the water, he could see his long black shorts and then next minute he was gone. He knew something was seriously wrong.
"Rhys panicked and jumped out of the pool and ran over to the lifeguard but he couldn't understand him and didn't believe the grille had opened."
Nathan was also with his father Jimmy Clark, 48, his stepmother Kat and her son Kevin, 8, who all live together in Thailand.
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It is thought Nathan Clark Griffiths opened a vent at the bottom of the pool in an attempt to retrieve his goggles.
The boy was at a water park in Pattaya, east of Bangkok, with his family.
His mother Marion Griffiths criticised a delay in the recue attempt caused by a lifeguard's refusal to believe the vent had been opened.
Thai police are investigating how Nathan, who had been in the pool with his brother Rhys, 15, was able to lift the vent, which should have been locked.
Language barrier
The incident happened on Friday at a water park in the resort, which is 85 miles (137km) from Bangkok.
Ms Griffiths said: "I just can't believe that the lifeguard did not act quicker. I'm numb now but anger will set in.
"The boys had been playing the the pool, they had one pair of goggles between them. Rhys said Nathan went under the water, he could see his long black shorts and then next minute he was gone. He knew something was seriously wrong.
"Rhys panicked and jumped out of the pool and ran over to the lifeguard but he couldn't understand him and didn't believe the grille had opened."
Nathan was also with his father Jimmy Clark, 48, his stepmother Kat and her son Kevin, 8, who all live together in Thailand.
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davesarush
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I build pools for a living and can tell you having an anti vortex main drain system is law in this country after a few horrible accidents it always bothers me deeply when some child is injured or killed by a pool accident.
- 2 years ago
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davesarush
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MoonLoon
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This has happened several times in the U.S. I think that some type of guard around the suction is required in the U.S. to prevent this from happening. Terrible for the boy and Family. Everyone read the whole article, especially about the father being fined for striking a photographer's canera who was filming his dead son's body.
- 2 years ago
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MoonLoon
