Eight-year-old dies after being boiled alive
Rotorua's Kuirau Park is a geothermal hot spot pockmarked by boiling pools of water and natural cauldrons of bubbling mud Photo: ALAMY The boy suffered severe scalding to his entire body when he fell or jumped into a 212F (100C) pool in the North Island tourist resort of Rotorua. Witnesses heard him screaming in agony and saw his skin peeling off during the Boxing Day incident. He was airlifted by helicopter to the intensive care unit at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland. The boy, who was of Pacific Island heritage, was with his family visiting Rotorua's Kuirau Park, a geothermal hot spot pockmarked by boiling pools of water and natural cauldrons of bubbling mud. Fences surround the geothermal features and there are warning signs in the council-run public park. A hospital spokesman said the boy's family were with him when he died. Anna Kare, a Frenchwoman who ru...