British teen fighting for life after horror waterslide fall in Mallorca

The boy is fighting for his life after a horror incident at Hidropark in Mallorca
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A British teenager is fighting for his life in hospital after a horror waterslide fall in Mallorca. The boy, understood to be 15, was rushed to hospital after the nightmare incident unfolded in Alcudia this afternoon.

Local reports claim the incident happened at the Hidropark at 4pm today. Sources from the 061 emergency services say they received notice of a serious drowning at the water park. An ambulance raced to the scene and the medical team found that the teenage patient was in critical condition, reports the Mirror.

After stabilising the patient, the medical vehicle began to transfer him to Son Espases Hospital. Motorcyclists from the Civil Guard formed a convoy to help the ambulance reach the hospital as quickly as possible.

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Given the seriousness of the victim's condition, the Civil Guard put in place a "green alert", a special operation in which the different patrols cut off traffic at the main intersections through which the ambulance had to pass to allow them to pass freely.

Island newspaper Cronica Balear's report, which said the patient was a 15-year-old Brit, read "The minor has been knocked unconscious when he went down one of the slides and hit his head."

The report continued: "The boy, as a result of the crash, has been knocked unconscious, and once he has reached the pool, he has gone to the bottom of it. Quickly, lifeguards rescued him from the water.

"In a few minutes, agents of the Local Police, the Civil Guard, a medicalised ambulance of the SAMU 061, a rapid intervention vehicle (VIR) and a sanitised ambulance from Falck have approached the scene.

"Upon arrival, the health workers began to revive the child. He has recovered his pulse, but he was still unconscious, so they have decided to activate the green alert to transfer him as quickly as possible in an ambulance to the University Hospital of Son Espases.

"For this reason, SAMU 061 has contacted the Civil Guard and the Local Police so that they could facilitate the circulation of the ambulance."

An investigation is being held to determine exactly what happened.

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