Burst star Charlie Simpson shares story of his son's secondary drowning

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Fallen musician Charlie Simpson shared the story of his "terrifying experience" family when he Jago's young son suffered a secondary drowning.

If this helped someone avoid something similar it would be worth it, a he said.

Having inhaled water while swimming on a vacation morning, Jago was taken to an emergency and emergency unit (A&E) that evening.

The cautionary tale comes as a string of open water deaths were recorded in the UK during the wave of heat this week.

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"Jago is a good swimmer for his age and he was swimming underwater but suddenly spat and coughed.

"At no time was he left unattended. It was momentary, nothing unusual for the kids to experience.

"We took him out and he seemed fine and happy and was completely normal for the rest of the day."

"At dinner he became very lethargic and fell asleep in my wife's arms," ​​he said. - he added.

"After dinner, he suddenly woke up and started throwing up like a projectile."