A four-year-old boy from Cumbernauld has died after drowning in a swimming pool while on holiday.
Ozair Ali was in Mauritius with his family when the tragic incident happened. Emergency services rushed to the scene at the Lux Hotel in Belle Mare and took the youngster to hospital.
However, doctors were unable to revive him following the incident, the Scottish Daily Express reports. The child passed away on Tuesday, June 28 at the Dr Bruno Cheong Hospital.
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The Mauritius Police Force said in a statement: “He was swimming in the hotel’s pool in company of his family members, when at about [2pm] his father noticed that he was having difficulty breathing. He was immediately removed to a safe place.
“All the emergency agencies attended within good [time]. The cause of death was, after an autopsy, certified to be ‘asphyxia, due to drowning’.”
A spokesman for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said the family were being supported after they flew his body home to Scotland.
The spokesman said: “We are supporting the family of a British child who died in Mauritius. Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time.”
The boy’s father wrote on social media: “He was the sweetest, sweetest boy in the world, with the right dose of cheekiness and love. He would instantly light up a room and drew everyone towards him with his loving personality.
“In his short 4 and a half years, he has given us so many memories which we will cherish everyday and I will take the sorrow of his departure to my grave. Your baba waits for the day we are reunited.”
It was also confirmed that the hotel caught fire a few days after the tragedy.
A note from the resort’s management read: “There has been a major fire at Lux Belle Mare.
“Thankfully, all guests and team members are safe. Sadly, the resort will be closed until further notice. Right now, the wellbeing and safety of all are our priorities.
“Guests who have booked our resort, we’ll get in touch with you shortly.”
Mauritius Police said the outbreak of the blaze was currently under investigation.
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