Overview
- The 12-year-old, pulled from a hotel jacuzzi in Pennabilli on Sunday, was declared brain-dead at Rimini’s Infermi Hospital and later died.
- Investigators say one leg became stuck in a suction outlet that pinned him underwater until staff cut power to the pump, after which he was resuscitated and airlifted.
- The Rimini prosecutor seized the spa area and upgraded the inquiry from grievous injury to suspected involuntary manslaughter as the medical outlook worsened.
- Technical checks now target the recirculation system and its safety devices, including protective grilles over outlets, with witnesses and maintenance staff questioned.
- The family authorized organ donation, and results from the autopsy and pump inspections could spur wider reviews of anti-entrapment safeguards at hotel spas.