Boy, 9, drowns while playing 'who can stay underwater longest' game with brother

9-year-old Kayk Manasses Teixeira Coutinho was recovered dormant successful Lagoa bash Boqueirao, a lagoon successful Marica, successful the Brazilian authorities of Rio de Janeiro, connected the evening of February 3

A nine-year-old lad has tragically drowned after playing "who tin enactment underwater the longest" crippled with his member portion playing astatine the beach.

The assemblage of Kayk Manasses Teixeira Coutinho was discovered successful Lagoa bash Boqueirao, a lagoon successful Marica, successful the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, connected the evening of February 3. The victim's mum, Kissila Balzac, 26, said that her lad was playing with his member and a relative adjacent the enactment erstwhile helium drowned. They were reportedly playing "who tin enactment underwater the longest."

The household lives successful Itaborai and had been successful Marica since January 31, visiting an aunt who lives successful the city. Kissila and immoderate household members decided to sojourn the lagoon with the children successful the day connected Monday. The heartbroken mum said: "It happened precise quickly. They were playing connected the shore, but we were watching precise intimately the full time. It was a metre from wherever we were to the borderline of the lake.

"Kayk was playing with his relative and his six-year-old brother. Suddenly, we couldn’t spot him anymore. The relative said helium had dived in, that they were playing to spot who could enactment underwater the longest."

The occurrence section was called astatine 6.45 pm, with diving teams past searching the country earlier uncovering the young boy's assemblage astatine astir 11.45 p.m. aft being assisted by different swimmers and fishermen. The household said that determination were flags up to bespeak a hazard of drowning successful different parts of the water but determination were nary flags wherever they were swimming.

Diego Moreira, 30, a relative of the victim, said: "He was recovered precise adjacent by. No 1 imagined that specified a calamity could hap there. There were different radical and sportfishing boats." Kissila said: "We tried to look for him and sank into a hole. We managed to get backmost out, but a nine-year-old kid wouldn’t person the spot to get out."

It is unclear if Kayk became trapped successful this hole. His household went to the section morgue the pursuing day, connected Tuesday, to formally place his body. Grief-stricken Kissila said that the hardest happening is to explicate to Kayk's six-year-old brother, who was with him astatine the time, what happened.

She said: "My lad keeps asking if we’re going to spot Kayk." She added: "He was a precise beloved child. He had a batch of friends wherever we live; helium liked going to religion with his member and his friends. Before we got to the lake, helium was talking to my aunt and said that erstwhile helium grew up, helium wanted to beryllium a sailor."