A YOUNG boy has boy died at Center Parcs holiday park in Longleat after being pulled out of the water, leaving staff members "in tears".
Police were scrambled to the popular holiday resort in Wiltshire just after 11am this morning.
A witness reported seeing a child being pulled from the water at the Subtropical Swimming Paradise.
Devastated staff members were reportedly left in "floods of tears" over the tragic loss, MailOnline reports.
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Wiltshire Police confirmed a four-year-old boy had died but did not reveal any more details.
They said his death his not being treated as suspicious.
The force added: "Sadly, it’s been confirmed that a four-year-old boy has died following an incident at Center Parcs Longleat Forest near Warminster shortly after 11am this morning (24/12).
"This is not being treated as suspicious.
"Our thoughts are with the boy’s family at this difficult time."
A witness told The Sun Online her family watched the horror unfold this morning close to the wave pool at the park.
Her husband told her a member of the public helped pull a young boy from the water.
The mum added: "My daughter and son saw it as well – she’s quite upset.”
Pictures taken today show the swimming pool empty after it was evacuated and closed.
It is understood the Air Ambulance was also scrambled to the scene.
A mum staying at the Longleat Center Parcs with her family said the boy’s death had left holidaymakers in "a state of total shock".
The mother-of-two told the Sun: “It is just so awful.
"It just doesn’t feel right to be here celebrating Christmas when this has happened.
"A few of us were talking and we’re thinking we might be better to go back home.
“We’d saved up all year for this holiday, but it just feels wrong to carry on enjoying ourselves as if it never happened.
"None of us feel in the mood to be celebrating Christmas, that’s for sure.
“Everyone here is in a total state of shock. Staff and parents are wandering round with tears in their eyes.”
The woman, who asked not to be named, said she was at the resort with her husband and two young children.
“We haven’t been given much information about the boy’s death, beyond that it happened in the pool area,” the woman, in her 30s, said.
“It is such a horrible waste of a young life. His poor parents. My heart goes out to them.”
Center Parcs said in a statement: "We are deeply saddened by the tragic news that a young guest has passed away at Longleat Forest today (24th December).
"We are offering our support to the family and to our employees who provided immediate assistance.
"Our thoughts remain with the family at this very difficult time."
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