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‘Eviscerated’: Little girl’s organ sucked out by pool drain

By Amy Cavender

Carolina Velez and Adam Quatrini, from Pittsburgh in the US, were enjoying a family holiday at an upscale resort with their two children, Paloma and Enzo, when the unthinkable happened.

The grate cover on top of the drain in the pool became loose and the drain suction was so intense that Paloma became trapped on top.

A report for CBS Pittsburgh described that the pool drain “eviscerated Paloma, ripping her small intestine’s from her body”, which for most is a life-ending injury.

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