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A six-year-old Australian boy has died after a freak accident involving a plush penguin toy at his home, according to his family.
Deklan Babington-MacDonald died last Friday at Queensland Children’s Hospital in South Brisbane just five days after the accident.
The boy had what his family described as a severe accident with the toy he was playing with at the family’s home in Nerang.
The family had bought the toy at Sea World, a marine theme park located on Australia’s Gold Coast, Australia’s 9News reported.
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Subscriber only Queensland Police have confirmed the child protection unit is investigating after a six-year-old Gold Coast boy died following an incident said to involve a toy bought from a theme park. Deklan Babington-MacDonald suffered a severe injury on Anzac Day when he was found unconscious in his Nerang bedroom by his mother after playing alone. It s understood his heart stopped beating for about 30 minutes. The six-year-old boy was found in his bedroom having reportedly been injured by a SeaWorld toy. Picture: Facebook via NCA NewsWire The boy s grandparents, who live across the road, rushed over and performed CPR until he could be transported to the Gold Coast University Hospital.
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Deklan Babington-MacDonald tragically died after an accident with penguin toy
The six-year-old boy s family turned off his life support on Friday after incident
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Sea World has pulled the toy from the shelves and authorities will examine it
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First Published: 8:34 AM PDT, May 4, 2021 Deklan passed away on the 30th of April, at Queensland Children’s Hospital, surrounded by his closest family, extended family and some close friends of the family, the family said in a statement.
A 6-year-old boy in Australia has passed away following a freak accident involving a plush penguin toy, People magazine reported.
Deklan Babington-MacDonald died on Friday at Queensland Children s Hospital, five days after he was airlifted to the facility in critical condition. On Wednesday, his mother, Lauren, said doctors considered him beyond recovery, and would withdraw life support over the next 48 hours, according to People.