A toddler tragically died after collapsing suddenly on an inflatable slide.
Adelin Florin shouted to his mother to watch him jump down the slide before collapsing. He died due to an undiagnosed kidney tumour.
The two-year-old had been attending an annual festival in Romania when tragedy struck. Adelin was enjoying the inflatable with his sister and another child and had gone down it five or six times without issue.
As he climbed up the steps for another go, he turned towards his family and called out “Mummy”. His devastated parents recounted how at that moment he collapsed abruptly as if “cut down by a scythe”.
View 2 ImagesThe toddler was playing on the inflatable slide when tragedy struck(Image: Jam Press)
Emergency crews performed resuscitation at the scene and continued efforts in the ambulance, but the boy could not be revived and was sadly pronounced dead. He passed away at the festival in Satu Mare, Romania, at around 11pm on Friday night.
Only after an autopsy was it discovered that the young boy was suffering from a rare, aggressive kidney tumour that had developed rapidly and showed no symptoms.
His parents said previous medical checks, including abdominal ultrasounds, had shown nothing unusual.
“He played right until the last moment,” the boy’s father said. “It could have happened at home, on the road, or in his sleep. It was just a matter of time.”
Authorities halted all inflatable attractions and children’s rides at the festival and sealed the area in question while investigations were underway.
Officials confirmed the equipment had valid certifications but still launched a full review. Prosecutors have opened a culpable homicide investigation to determine all circumstances.
Paediatricians said such tumours often present with no symptoms and are most common in children aged two to three.
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Health experts urge annual checks including blood, urine tests and abdominal ultrasounds for young children to help detect such rare conditions earlier.