When I Was Young

A tragic accident indeed, and no amount of money will compensate for the loss…

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BANGKOK - A 14-year-old British boy was found dead on Friday at the Pattaya water park in Thailand after he became trapped in a pumping system while looking for his lost goggles at the bottom of a whirlpool.

Members of his family told of their horror as staff at the tourist attraction refused to listen to their pleas for help.

Nathan's father, Mr Jim Clark, a tunnel engineer, had dived in to try and save him after Nathan's elder brother Rhys, 15, raised the alarm, but he could find no trace of his son.

Said Mr Clark: "The guards did nothing for 30 minutes. They would not believe what had happened. When I finally forced them to do something they (engineers) went to the pump room, opened a hatch, and my son's body came out."

A local lifeguard believed the boy might have removed the cover to the pump room himself, reported The Nation.

The park has offered compensation to Nathan's family.

The Guardian

From TODAY, World – Tuesday, 14-Jul-2009

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