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Gold Coast boy dies in hospital after being injured while playing with Sea World toy, family says
The family of a six-year-old Gold Coast boy says he has died in hospital after being allegedly severely injured on Anzac Day by a toy purchased from Sea World.
Key points:
- The boy was allegedly playing with the toy when he was found unresponsive
- He was taken to the Queensland Children’s Hospital where he was placed on life support
- Sea World is still investigating the incident but has removed the toy from shelves as a precaution
According to a crowd-funding page, Deklan Babington-MacDonald’s life support was turned off at the weekend, after doctors told his family his injuries were “beyond recovery”.
The boy had allegedly been playing with a toy purchased from Sea World at his Nerang home on Sunday April 25, when his mother found him…
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