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| Child critical after river rescue | Child critical after river rescue |
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| A 10-year-old boy is critically ill in hospital after he was pulled from the River Bann in Hilltown, County Down. | |
| Daniel Andre had been swimming with friends in the river when he got into difficulty and disappeared underwater. | |
| Two firemen located the boy 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. The accident was reported at 1650 BST. | |
| He was transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital for Sick Children in Belfast, where he is described as critical but stable. | |
| The boy's older sister, Lauren Andre, said her family was grateful for the support they had received from local people and the emergency services. | |
| "Everybody's sticking together - that's the only thing that will help us, as long as we're there for each other," she said. | |
| His young friends were comforted by relatives on Wednesday evening. | His young friends were comforted by relatives on Wednesday evening. |