Families were queueing for Legoland ride when 5-month-old baby boy had cardiac arrest
The baby was taken to hospital from Legoland Windsor Resort (Picture: Eleanor Bentall/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Families were queueing up for a popular ride at Legoland while a five-month-old baby suffered cardiac arrest.
The baby remains in critical condition after falling ill at the theme park at around 1pm on Thursday, police said.
A 27-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of neglecting a child to cause unnecessary injury.
She has been released on police bail until July 26.
Thames Valley Police asked visitors who were queuing at the park’s Coastguard HQ ride around midday to get in contact with them.
Thames Valley Police asked visitors who were queuing at the park’s Coastguard HQ ride around midday to get in contact with them (Picture: dailymail.co.uk)
A Legoland employee told MailOnline: ‘The whole area around the ride was cordoned off. Guests and staff were asked to leave the area and barriers were set up stopping anyone from wandering in.
‘Other rides nearby were closed too. It sounds dramatic, but people were calm.
‘The baby boy had been in a pram at the time and there was a woman with him – I don’t know if she’s the same person who was later arrested.’
The worker said the ride is ‘very gentle’ and there is no height restriction – although young children must be accompanied by an adult.
They added: ‘I don’t think anything happened on the ride itself, though, it wasn’t as though the boy fell into the water or anything like that.
‘It’s a slow boat ride basically with the odd jet of water in certain parts. I just hope the little boy pulls through okay.’
Investigating officer Detective Constable Zoe Eele, of the Child Abuse Investigation Unit, said: ‘We are investigating a distressing incident involving a very young child at Legoland Windsor earlier this week.
‘Firstly, our thoughts are with the family of the boy who is in a critical condition in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest.
‘We are supporting them as best we can at this extremely difficult time.
‘We are working closely with the team at Legoland Windsor Resort but would like to speak to anyone who may have information about this incident, specifically anyone who was queueing for the Coastguard HQ boat ride between around 11.30am and 12:45pm.’
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She added: ‘We have made an arrest in relation to this incident and are not looking for anyone else as a suspect.
‘I would ask for the public to please avoid speculation about the incident and to respect the boy’s family at this deeply upsetting time.’
Credit: metro