Boy scalded to death in NZ geothermal pool
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December 31, 2010, Friday
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A BOY has died in a New Zealand hospital after being scalded head to foot when he fell into a geothermal pool which could have been as hot as 100 degrees Celsius, a hospital spokeswoman said late yesterday.
It was not clear how the 8-year-old was burned while visiting Kuirau Park in the North Island city of Rotorua, which is known for its steaming geothermal geysers and hot mud and water pools.
Witness Anna Kare said the boy was screaming in agony as a teenager carried him to his parents after the accident, according to the New Zealand Herald newspaper.
"The boy was yelling 'my hands, my hands,' and I saw all the skin on his hands peeling off," Kare said. "I saw the burns were all the way from his head to his feet."
She said there was no mud on the boy so it was likely he had fallen into a hot water pool.
The accident, which happened on Sunday, was made public on Wednesday. The boy, whose name was not released, was initially taken to a local hospital but was later airlifted to Auckland.
Late yesterday, Middlemore Hospital spokeswoman Lauren Young said the child died from his "unsurvivable" injuries with his family present at his bedside.
The boy was of Pacific Island ethnicity and believed to be visiting New Zealand with his family.
It was not clear how the 8-year-old was burned while visiting Kuirau Park in the North Island city of Rotorua, which is known for its steaming geothermal geysers and hot mud and water pools.
Witness Anna Kare said the boy was screaming in agony as a teenager carried him to his parents after the accident, according to the New Zealand Herald newspaper.
"The boy was yelling 'my hands, my hands,' and I saw all the skin on his hands peeling off," Kare said. "I saw the burns were all the way from his head to his feet."
She said there was no mud on the boy so it was likely he had fallen into a hot water pool.
The accident, which happened on Sunday, was made public on Wednesday. The boy, whose name was not released, was initially taken to a local hospital but was later airlifted to Auckland.
Late yesterday, Middlemore Hospital spokeswoman Lauren Young said the child died from his "unsurvivable" injuries with his family present at his bedside.
The boy was of Pacific Island ethnicity and believed to be visiting New Zealand with his family.
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