A boy who was swept more than four miles down a fast-flowing river in Northern Ireland on Saturday before being pulled out by rescue teams has died. A major search was launched after the child, believed to be aged five, fell into the Braid River near Skye Park in Ballymena, Co Antrim, at about 1pm on Saturday. A young child pulled from the Braid river in Ballymena earlier today has passed away in hospital. pic.twitter.com/372ouNPO6a — PSNI (@PoliceServiceNI) February 10, 2018Mr McCarry said emergency services were alerted at about 1pm after the boy entered the river near the Ecos Centre. A spokeswoman for PSNI said: “A child has been pulled from the Braid River in Ballymena following a large search-and-rescue operation.

Source: The Irish Times February 10, 2018 20:37 UTC