Charlotte Foster
Travel Trouble

Tragic new details emerge about baby's death in Bali

Tragic new details have merged about the sudden death of a toddler, who died while on a family holiday to Bali.

According to Indonesian police, the 14-month-old boy drowned in a villa swimming pool at Villa Besar in Kerobokan, north of Kuta in Bali. 

Police spokesperson Avitus Panjaitan told Daily Mail Australia that the family did not report the death to police, and officers only found out details after interviewing resort staff.

Staff reported that the family had returned to the villa from a water park in the evening shortly before the alarm was raised that a baby was drowning in the pool just minutes later. 

The staff recalled seeing a woman pull the baby from the water and desperately performing CPR to revive the child, but by the time paramedics arrived on the scene, the child was already deceased. 

In the wake of the tragedy, the child's father Brendan Sharp shared a gut wrenching update on Facebook, describing his son as a "one of a kind" child who filled every room with laughter and light.

"He was always happy and cheerful, lighting up the room with whomever was there," he said.

"His cheekiness and affection were like no other, and he was always dancing and having fun with a side of cheeky."

"You were so special my boy - keep shining like the star you are and keep an eye on all of us down here," he said.

A GoFundMe page has been set up by the family to help cover the funeral, and to allow parents Grace and Brendan time to grieve without financial pressure.

Image credits: Facebook / GoFundMe

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