A five-year-old boy has lost his fight for life after spending six days in intensive care following a tragic balloon accident. Little Karlton Donaghey died after attempting to climb into a large helium dinosaur inflatable which he got at a funfair in Newcastle.
Mum Lisa Donaghey, 43, found her son on the floor of their home in Gateshead with the balloon over his head and neck. She has now issued an urgent warning over the dangers of helium.
Young Karlton was given emergency CPR by neighbours before medics arrived at the scene and airlifted him to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary. He spent six days in intensive care before his ventilator was sadly switched off, the Mirror reports.
