A FIVE-year-old boy has died near Disneyland Paris after falling into a pool just an hour after arriving on a holiday to celebrate his birthday.

A FIVE-year-old boy has died near Disneyland Paris after falling into a pool just an hour after arriving on a holiday to celebrate his birthday.

Colum Canning, from Derry, was on a holiday to visit the popular tourist attraction with parents David and Karen, sister Caitlin, 7, and twin brother Kieran.

The accident happened at the Explorers Hotel on Thursday.