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Sea World removes toy from sale after Gold Coast boy critically injured
A Gold Coast theme park says it has removed a toy from its shelves after a six-year-old boy was allegedly left fighting for his life after playing with it.
Key points:
- Six-year-old Deklan Babington-MacDonald is not expected to survive
- Village Roadshow Theme Parks says it has removed the toy involved from sale
- A recall would only come after a full investigation
Deklan Babington-MacDonald has been on life support in the Queensland Children’s Hospital since last Sunday.
His family said he had a “severe accident” at their Nerang home while playing with a toy purchased from Sea World.
They performed CPR on the boy before he was flown to hospital to be treated for critical injuries.
Deklan’s family have stayed by his side in the hospital intensive…
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