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| The body of a Londonderry boy who drowned after he fell into a hotel swimming pool near EuroDisney in Paris has been brought home. | The body of a Londonderry boy who drowned after he fell into a hotel swimming pool near EuroDisney in Paris has been brought home. |
| Twin Colum Canning, 5, from Springtown Road in the city, fell into the pool at the Explorers Hotel last Thursday. | Twin Colum Canning, 5, from Springtown Road in the city, fell into the pool at the Explorers Hotel last Thursday. |
| His family had been at the hotel for about an hour when the accident happened. His parents want others to be aware of possible safety issues. | |
| "I'm not going to let this go," said Colum's mother Karen. | "I'm not going to let this go," said Colum's mother Karen. |
| "I want answers - I don't want it just to be forgotten. | "I want answers - I don't want it just to be forgotten. |
| "Because if a year later this happened to somebody else, how would I feel?" | "Because if a year later this happened to somebody else, how would I feel?" |
| Colum is to be buried in Derry on Sunday. He had been put on a life support machine which was turned off on Saturday. | Colum is to be buried in Derry on Sunday. He had been put on a life support machine which was turned off on Saturday. |
| His parents decided to donate his organs. | His parents decided to donate his organs. |
| A spokesperson for travel agent Thomas Cook said their "deepest sympathy" was with the family at this "incredibly difficult and painful time". | A spokesperson for travel agent Thomas Cook said their "deepest sympathy" was with the family at this "incredibly difficult and painful time". |