Nathan Clark, 14, from Isle of Man, dies in Thailand hotel pool

A 14-year-old boy from the Isle of Man has died on holiday in Thailand after he was sucked into a swimming pool vent.

Nathan Clark was on holiday with his father, brother, stepbrother and stepmother in the resort of Pattaya and was due to return home this week.

Nathan, who had been attending an international school in the country for the past year, was in a whirlwind-type swimming pool at a water park.

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Teenage boy sucked into pool pump
Jul 13th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
A 14-year-old schoolboy from the Isle of Man has died while on holiday in Thailand after being sucked into a swimming pool pumping system. It is thought Nathan Clark opened a metal vent at the bottom of the pool in an attempt to retrieve his goggles.
Brit teenager sucked to his death in Thailand swimming pool
Jul 13th, 2009 - Mirror.co.uk
A British teenager has died in a horrific accident at a water park in Thailand. Nathan Clark Griffiths, 14, was dragged into its pumping system as he tried to retrieve swimming goggles from the bottom of a pool.
British teenager killed in Thai water park accident
Jul 12th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
A 14-year-old boy from the Isle of Man has died at a water park in Thailand after he became trapped in a pumping system while looking for his lost goggles. Nathan Clark...
Boy, 14, drowns in Thai swimming pool
Jul 12th, 2009 - The Independent
A British teenager died at a water park in Thailand after getting sucked into the pool's pump system. Nathan Clark Griffiths, 14, became trapped in the water park's pumping system after losing his swimming goggles...