BOY STILL CRITICAL AFTER LEISURELAND INCIDENT
Date Published: 18-Apr-2011
A young boy remains critically ill in hospital in Galway this evening after he got into difficulty while swimming at Leisureland swimming pool in Salthill yesterday.
The boy's family is maintaining a vigil at his bedside in the Intensive Care Unit at University Hospital Galway.
The boy was rushed to UHG around 2.30 pm yesterday after he had to be resusitated by lifeguards.
It's understood he got into difficulty in the main pool and CPR was administered at the scene.
Salthill Gardaí are reviewing CCTV footage of the incident as part of their investigation.
An investigation will also be carried out by the City Council, which owns the pool.
The boy's family are understood to live in the East of the city.