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| Child critical after river rescue | Child critical after river rescue |
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| A 10-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after he was pulled from the River Bann in the village of Hilltown in County Down. | A 10-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after he was pulled from the River Bann in the village of Hilltown in County Down. |
| The child had been swimming with friends in the river when he got into difficultly and disappeared underwater. | The child had been swimming with friends in the river when he got into difficultly and disappeared underwater. |
| Two firemen located the boy underwater and pulled him to safety. Medics worked to resuscitate him and he was taken to Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry. | Two firemen located the boy underwater and pulled him to safety. Medics worked to resuscitate him and he was taken to Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry. |
| It is understood the boy may have been underwater for about 20 minutes. | It is understood the boy may have been underwater for about 20 minutes. |
| He was transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital for Sick Children in Belfast for specialist treatment, where he is described as critical but stable. | |
| His young friends were being comforted by relatives on Wednesday evening. | |
| The accident was reported at about 1650 BST. | The accident was reported at about 1650 BST. |