A six-year-old boy has died in a swimming pool in Majorca as his heartbroken family pay tribute to their "king".
Corey Aughey drowned in the pool at the unnamed hotel in the resort of Sa Coma near the Love Island villa.
After spending a few days in intensive care on life support, he tragically passed away last night, his family claims.
Writing on Facebook, a relative said: “We as a family want to let yous know that king Corey has gained his wings.
"The family couldn't off got through it without all your support, we want to thank you from the bottoms off our hearts for all your kind donations, now we have to concentrate on getting him home.
"Please keep praying for the family to get the strength to get through the next couple off weeks!!!”
The family, who live in Belfast, were on holiday at the hotel, a short drive from the Love Island villa close to Sant Llorenc des Cardassar.
The Belfast Telegraph reported that Corey was a scout and avid Rangers fan.
They are now fundraising to bring Corey's body home to Belfast.
The alarm was sounded at around 5.30pm yesterday.
Local reports said his parents lost sight of him for a few minutes before he was spotted floating face-down in the pool.
Efforts to revive him at the scene proved unsuccessful. The Majorca Daily Bulletin reported that lifeguards performed basic CPR for almost 30 minutes.
Island newspapers say the youngster was from Northern Ireland. Police could not be immediately reached this morning for comment.
Last month a British toddler drowning in a swimming pool accident on the Costa Blanca.
Freddie Joseph Briggs died in the pool at his parents’ home in the village of Aigues near Benidorm on May 25, leading the local council to declare three days of mourning.
Tributes were paid to the 19-month-old boy at his funeral service at a church in Belfast where he was christened before he was buried at a nearby cemetery.
Father Thomas McGlynn told mourners at the service the youngster bought happiness to those around him and enjoyed his short life “to the very full.”
The child’s dad Marc Briggs, known to pals as Briggsy and thought to be from Mansfield, Notts, and Belfast-born mum Jane Mohan had moved to the Costa Blanca shortly before the tragedy.
Aigues Town Hall said: “The news of the death yesterday of the little boy Freddie Joseph Briggs has saddened and moved locals living in Aigues.
“As a show of our pain and solidarity with the child’s parents and other relatives, we are declaring three days of mourning starting tomorrow."
That tragedy at the end of May came on the back of two others in the area involving British nationals.
Expat Ingrid Dale, 67, originally from Dereham in Norfolk, died after being stung by a wasp in a Costa Blanca restaurant on May 9.
A police investigation into the tragedy is under way.
