A YOUNG boy died at the Center Parcs holiday park at Longleat Forest near Warminster on Saturday (August 17) after becoming unwell.

An eyewitness said the youngster was playing in the sub-tropical indoor pool area of the complex when the incident occurred.

The holidaymaker said three other children were in the water when the boy was taken ill.

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Staff attempted to resuscitate the boy but sadly he failed to respond.