Full story on BBC NewsA five-year-old boy from Londonderry has drowned after he fell into a hotel swimming pool near the Disneyland Resort in Paris.
Colum Canning, from Springtown Road, was staying at the Explorers Hotel near the resort.
It is believed he fell into the pool shortly after arriving on Thursday.
How very sad indeed that such a thing should happen on the first day of their holiday, and so close to Christmas
For those who don't know, the Explorer's Hotel is a hotel just outside the "ring" that circles the Disneyland Resort Paris property, and is one of the Partner Hotels of the resort.
Andy.