Boy, 2, drowns during family holiday in Kuwait
An Emirati toddler who drowned during a family holiday in Kuwait has been laid to rest in Fujairah.
The family of Saif Al Hassani, 2, travelled to Kuwait last Tuesday for a holiday and checked into a hotel apartment. At about midday on Wednesday, they noticed the boy had gone missing.
“We were waiting at the hotel lobby for a car to take us to another place for lunch when Saif disappeared,” said his mother, Wafaa Al Naqbi, 24.
“We started searching for him and within a few minutes his father found him unconscious at the pool.” Ms Al Naqbi said the pool was unsupervised and the door leading to it had been left open.
“My husband closed the pool door when we arrived at the lobby so someone must have opened the door for Saif,” she said. “The door was heavy and he would not have been able to open it himself.”
The family did not know the number for Kuwaiti police so they took their son to a medical centre near by. He was pronounced dead on arrival.
“Saif was my elder son and I cannot believe that he is no longer with us. We are all shocked,” Ms Al Naqbi said.
The family plans to file a case against the hotel’s management for lack of safety precautions and negligence.
“The management said the cameras were not working and we do not know what happened exactly,” Ms Al Naqbi said. “My dearest son left us too soon and went to heaven. May Allah bless his soul.”
Saif was buried at Dhadna Cemetery on Friday.