Boy dies on first day studying swim at summer season camp

A 9-year-old boy died on his first day studying to swim at a Virginia summer season camp — devastating his mother, who demanded solutions in regards to the baffling tragedy.

The youngster, King Overton, was unresponsive when he was pulled from a pool at Swim RVA in Chamberlayne and given CPR at round 2:30 p.m Monday, in accordance with Henrico County Police and camp staffers.

He was rushed to the hospital, the place he died, NBC’s Channel 12 reported.

“I’m devastated. I’m numb. I’m starting to get mad. It’s just a bunch of emotions all built at once,” LaTaisha Johnson said of her son’s demise Thursday.

“He was the smallest person who was like the biggest personality. And he loved to joke. He was just… he was great,” Johnson advised the station. “He was my best friend, he was really my best friend.”

She mentioned her son was excited to be taught to swim when she dropped him off on the camp Monday morning.

Johnson recalled his heartbreaking ultimate phrases as she mentioned goodbye to him on his first day, in accordance with WRIC.com.

“My baby turned around and said, ‘OK mom, love you.’ I said, ‘I love you the most. Have a good day’ I turned around, I walked out, and that was the last time I seen my son alive,” she mentioned. 

The precise circumstances surrounding little King’s demise weren’t instantly recognized.

“I don’t know anything,” she advised the outlet. “I just know they found my baby at the bottom of a pool.” 

Earlier this week, the heartbroken mother posted a tribute to her son on social media.

“King was our everything,” Johnson wrote on Facebook. “He was the love of our lives our heart our joy and our reason for so much. The pain we are feeling right now is unbearable.”

A rep for the summer season camp mentioned it’s working with “authorities as they review the circumstances surrounding this incident.”

“It is with profound sadness that we report that at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Monday, June 15, a participant in our summer camp was unresponsive after being removed from the pool,” the camp mentioned in a press release to Channel 12.

“Our hearts are with the child’s family and loved ones during this loss. We extend our deepest condolences and are keeping them and all those affected by this tragedy in our thoughts.”