A mum wants to raise awareness after her five-year-old son was killed in an accident involving a helium balloon. Karlton Noah Donaghey died after apparently trying to climb into the large dinosaur balloon.
His mum Lisa Donaghey, 43, found him on the floor of their home in Gateshead with the balloon over his head and neck. The youngster was given CPR at the scene before being airlifted to hospital for emergency treatment.
He spent six days in intensive care before his ventilator was switched off, Chronicle Live reports. Lisa, who is also mum to Kaitlin, 25, Joe, 20, and Will, 15, said they had been enjoying the warm weather in the garden when the accident happened on June 23. She said discovered what had happened when she checked on Karlton after he went inside to use the toilet.
