A family day out at Legoland took a tragic turn after a distraught mum was heard screaming "help, my baby's in trouble".

On Thursday, May 2, retired paramedic Matthew Burns, 60, was with family at the attraction when he was waiting near Coastguard HQ.

Mr Burns told The Daily Mail about how the desperate mother was pleading for help as she held her "blue in the face and floppy" baby.

Together with another off-duty paramedic, the two attempted to revive the five-month-old baby.

It has been reported that the baby died for 15 minutes after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Mr Burns and the fellow paramedic gave him CPR for 20 minutes until he started breathing, at which point he was rushed to hospital.

Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, Mr Burns, from Eastbourne, Sussex, said: "When I got to the baby boy, he was clinically dead. He was blue and floppy and he wasn't breathing. We couldn't feel a pulse.

"We tried and tried and managed to get him breathing again.

"Myself and the other paramedic were literally three seconds away from the child. It is a miracle that two medics were nearby at Legoland when this happened."

The baby was taken to John Radcliffe Hospital.

However, on Monday, May 6, the baby sadly died.

Thames Valley Police have launched an investigation into the neglect incident.

A 27-year-old woman from Witham, Essex, was arrested on suspicion of neglecting a child to cause unnecessary injury on Thursday, May 2. She has been released on police bail until July 26.

Investigating officer Detective Constable Zoe Eele, of the Child Abuse Investigation Unit, said: “We are investigating a distressing incident involving a very young child at Legoland Windsor earlier this week.

“Firstly, our thoughts are with the family of the boy who sadly died in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest. We are supporting them as best we can at this extremely difficult time.

“We are working closely with the team at Legoland Windsor Resort but would like to speak to anyone who may have information about this incident, specifically anyone who was queueing for the Coastguard HQ boat ride between around 11.30am and 12:45pm.

“Get in touch either by calling 101 or via our website, quoting reference number INC-20240502-0977.

“Alternatively, you can provide information anonymously to independent charity Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111 or via its website.

“We have made an arrest in relation to this incident and are not looking for anyone else as a suspect.

“I would ask for the public to please avoid speculation about the incident and to respect the boy’s family at this deeply upsetting time.”