A devastated mum has issued a warning to others after her young son died in a tragic helium ballon accident. Little Karlton Donaghey, aged five, spent six days fighting for life in intensive care before passing away.
Karlton had tried to climb into a large dinosaur inflatable which he got at a funfair. Heartbroken mum Lisa Donaghey, 43, found him on the floor of their Gateshead home and immediately raised the alarm.
Heroic neighbours gave Karlton emergency CPR before medics arrived at the scene and airlifted him to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary. He spent nearly a week in ICU before his ventilator was sadly switched off, the Mirror reports.
