It is 6.15 pm when a guest of Cala Luas , an elegant structure in Cardedu overlooking the eastern coast of Ogliastra, notices the body of a child on the surface of the water in the pool, motionless and with his face turned towards the bottom.

Convulsive moments those that preceded yesterday's tragedy , with the lifeguards who drag the child out of the pool and give him a heart massage while the managers of the complex alert 118.

The heart beats very slowly but the little one does not even wake up when the doctors arrive with the Areus helicopter which took off from Olbia and landed at 18.50. After an hour of trying the news to the parents and the little sister: he did not make it.

RECONSTRUCTION - According to a first reconstruction, while playing in the pool the child inhaled water that could have caused a laryngospasm and consequently he lost consciousness. But he may also have been hit by an illness .

The carabinieri of the Jerzu company have collected the testimonies of those present and it is likely that between today and tomorrow the investigating magistrate, who has opened an investigation file, will appoint a coroner to proceed with the autopsy .

Last night the body was taken to the morgue of the Nostra Signora della Mercede hospital in Lanusei.

(Unioneonline)

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