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A teenager fighting for his life in hospital is believed to have been kicked in the head while swimming at a leisure centre.

The 14-year-old suffered a heart attack and four members of staff took it in turns to give him CPR after he was pulled from the water on Thursday.

As reported by the Manchester Evening News , the boy remains in a critical condition after the incident at the Arcadia Leisure Centre in Levenshulme.

Paramedics attempted to resuscitate the boy and he was taken to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.

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Greater Manchester Police said he remains in hospital in a critical condition.

One line of inquiry is that the child was accidentally kicked in the head while swimming, causing him to get into difficulties in the water, and then suffer a cardiac arrest.

Detectives are now investigating how the boy came to suffer a medical episode. At this stage there is no suggestion of anything suspicious.

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Det Con Carol Waup said: “We are still trying to ascertain exactly what led this young boy to suffer such a serious medical episode.

“He remains in a critical condition, and are thoughts are with him and his family at this incredibly difficult time.

“I would also like to commend the leisure centre staff, who conducted themselves with utmost professionalism in very difficult circumstances and gave the child constant medical assistance and CPR until the paramedics arrived.”

Councillor Rosa Battle said: “Our thoughts are with the young boy and his family following the incident at Arcadia Leisure Centre. I would also like to praise the quick action of centre staff who rushed to his aid and the paramedics who helped transport him to hospital.”

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A spokeswoman for leisure centre operators GLL told the M.E.N the swimming pool has now re-opened.

She told the M.E.N in a statement on Thursday: “We can confirm that a 14-year-old boy was involved in an incident while using the swimming pool facilities at Arcadia Library and Leisure Centre at approximately 4.45pm on Thursday 12th May 2016.

“First aid qualified staff members attended to him immediately. An ambulance was called in line with the leisure centre’s standard emergency procedures. On arrival paramedics took over and the child was transported to hospital by ambulance.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.