Revealed: Tragic final picture of five-year-old boy smiling with his baby brother taken moments before he drowned in a Cornwall holiday park swimming pool
- Robin Caliskan passed away at the Atlantic Reach Newquay resort on July 31
A father has revealed the heartbreaking final pictures taken of his five-year-old son taken just moments before he drowned in a Cornwall holiday park pool.
Robin Caliskan died at the Atlantic Reach holiday park in Newquay on July 31 after emergency services received frantic calls that he was in trouble in the water.
Robin and his family had been at the Newquay holiday resort for around an hour before the tragic incident. Mr Caliskan has now shared two photographs of Robin on the day he died.
One of the pictures shows Robin posing alongside his six-month-old baby brother Renas in the swimming pool while another is of him in the tent they pitched before he went swimming.
His parents, Cemal and Ferzane Caliskan, both 35, paid tribute to their ‘cute and clever’ little boy and said they were ‘grateful for all the messages’ they have received since their son’s death was reported.
Robin was pictured alongside his baby brother just moments before he drowned in the pool
One of the pictures shows Robin in the tent his family pitched before he lost his life
Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed the incident is not being treated as suspicious but an investigation is ongoing with Cornwall Council Health and Safety to establish the circumstance surrounding Robin’s death.
Hundreds of heartfelt tributes have poured in for Robin and his family, with those who knew Robin describing him as an ‘angel boy’.
One said: ‘Rip Robin fly high baby boy. Caleb will miss you very much.’
Another added: ‘He was an angel boy. Heartbreaking. I will always remember him.’
A third said: ‘From a parent to another. I am so sorry this has happened. My deepest thoughts are with you all at this time.’
Atlantic Reach has also said their thoughts are with Robin’s family.
A statement issued on behalf of the resort said: ‘We do not feel it is appropriate to comment further at this stage, except to say our thoughts are with the family at this time.
‘Atlantic Reach is committed to supporting our guests and community, as well as our team that provided immediate assistance. As such we respectfully ask that all those affected are given time and space at this distressing time.’
Robin Caliskan lost his life on the first day of his family holiday to Newquay
‘He was intelligent and his handwriting, he could write with both hands,’ said his father
Robin Caliskan and his mother, Ferzane, pictured together on an earlier holiday in Turkey
Describing little Robin, his father Cemal said he ‘loved hugs’ and was a ‘very cute and clever’ little boy
A police spokesman said: ‘Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a child at a holiday park in Newquay.
‘Police were informed by the ambulance service that a five-year-old boy had drowned in a swimming pool within Atlantic Reach Holiday Park on Monday, July 31.
‘The boy is from the Plymouth area and his next of kin are aware, the death is not being treated as suspicious and a file is to be prepared for the coroner.
‘Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police along with representatives from Cornwall Council Health and Safety are undertaking enquiries in relation to the circumstances surrounding this death.’
