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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Jessica Sansome

Busted star Charlie Simpson warns parents as his son is rushed to hospital on holiday in terrifying ordeal

Charlie Simpson has shared a warning to other parents after he revealed his son was rushed to hospital while on holiday in what he described as a "terrifying experience".

The Busted star said his son, Jago, suffered from secondary drowning. Sometimes called delayed drowning, secondary growing is caused by water that accumulates in the lungs with symptoms including difficulty breathing or speaking, coughing, chest pain, and low energy or sleepiness after an incident in the water.

Taking to Instagram, Charlie shared his horror after his four-year-old son was left "minutes away from pneumonia" after inhaling water from a pool during a recent family holiday.

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