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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. | 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. Because if a year later this happened to somebody else, how would I feel? | |
"There were all these people and they wouldn't let me in the door and I was saying 'what's wrong, what are you doing' and I froze, I just knew... | |
"I pushed past and I saw him - he was lying at the end of the pool and I knew I had lost him, I knew he had gone." | |
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. Boxing Day would have been Colum's sixth birthday. | His parents decided to donate his organs. Boxing Day would have been Colum's sixth birthday. |
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". |
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