A five-year-old British boy has died in Magaluf after complaining of stomach pains.
The youngster, who was on holiday with his family, began vomiting before collapsing and going into cardiac arrest, according to local media.
Emergency services rushed to the four-star Sol Barbados Hotel where he was staying and reportedly managed to recover the boy’s pulse using CPR.
Police also helped close off roads so an ambulance could get him to Son Espases Hospital in the Majorcan capital Palma as quickly as possible.
Today, officials confirmed he had tragically died at the hospital the same day he was admitted.
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No information has been released about the possible cause of his death and whether it was linked to an existing health condition or not.
The youngster has also not been named.
Respected island newspaper Cronica Balear reported on Saturday the youngster had been complaining of stomach pains and had been vomiting before he collapsed.
It also said his parents had decided to give him a paracetamol before he took a turn for the worse.
Several local police patrols and at least three ambulances responded to an emergency call from the hotel, which is understood to have been made just before midday on Friday after a doctor was called.
Paramedics reportedly managed to recover the boy’s pulse using CPR after arriving to find the doctor and local police assisting him.
He is said to have still been unconscious when he was rushed to hospital in a “critical condition" with a police escort.
Police in the capital Palma were also drafted in to help their colleagues in the neighbouring municipality of Calvia, which covers the resort of Magaluf, and clear roads to make sure the ambulance carrying the youngster reached hospital as soon as possible.
Cronica Balear did not publish the nationality of the youngster, but well-placed sources confirmed on Saturday he was British.
Officials have not confirmed if a routine court investigation has been launched, which would be normal practice where a child has died.
There is nothing at this stage to indicate there is anything suspicions about the boy’s death.
