A Malaysian influencer couple’s two-year-old son tragically drowned in a hotel pool while they were asleep in the room next door.
Jasmine Yong, took to Instagram on Saturday 18 May to tell her 464,000 followers the devastating news of her son, Enzo’s passing.
She wrote: ‘On Saturday (11 May), our family of three checked into a hotel to celebrate Mother’s Day.
Two-year-old Enzo, pictured, tragically died in a hotel pool while his parents were asleep next door
Mum of Enzo, Jasmine Yong and her husband, Lim Kong Wang pictured posing with their son. The couple had checked into a hotel to celebrate mother’s day when things went horribly wrong
Jasmine pictured holding Enzo. Everything had seemed normal when the couple fell asleep with Enzo snuggled up to them
A tribute to the couple’s son Enzo following his tragic death in an indoor hotel pool
‘On Sunday, Enzo was lying on our hotel bed. He had, as usual, snuggled up with us as he drank his milk and fell asleep.
‘We then took a nap, but realized Enzo was no longer in the bed with us when we woke up.
‘We noticed that the locked door to the indoor pool was unlocked and open, and we found Enzo in the pool.’
The family at home celebrating a birthday together before the incident after which Jasmine took to Instagram to share the horrifying story of Enzo’s death
Jasmine, who is in her 20s, posts about lifestyle, travel, beauty, and fashion and is also active on TikTok
Enzo gives his mother a kiss on the cheek, pictured, before the fateful accident
Terrified, Jasmine attempted to give the boy CPR, but he remained unresponsive. She and her husband Lim Kong Wang then rushed him in their arms to the hotel reception, where the staff called an ambulance.
Enzo was taken to a nearby hospital, where medics managed to revive his heartbeat briefly but sadly failed to regain consciousness.
He spent the following days bravely fighting for his life, but he sadly lost his battle on Friday 17 May.
Jasmine’s husband Lim Kong Wang, pictured with Enzo, is also an influencer with several hundred thousands of followers
The family pictured dressing up together before the accident. In a grieving video, Jasmine said her son had become a ‘happy angel, free from suffering and pain’
Jasmine is pictured sitting at a restaurant in the sun before the incident. The mother had tried to give her son CPR but he failed to regain consciousness
Mum, Jasmine pictured smiling before her son’s death. It is not clear where the tragedy happened, but the family did not think to have left their home country, Malaysia
It is not clear where the tragedy happened, but the family did not think to have left their home country, Malaysia.
Jasmine had told her followers of her son’s plight while he was in hospital.
When announcing Enzo’s death to her followers, she said: ‘We are grateful for everyone’s prayers and blessings.’
In a heartbreaking moment, the grieving mother added that she ‘has now become a happy angel, free from pain and suffering’.
Jasmine, who is in her 20s, posts about lifestyle, travel, beauty, and fashion and is also active on TikTok, where she has 507,900 followers. Similarly, her husband has several hundred thousand online fans, who love his funny videos.
At the moment, it is unclear if the police will investigate the case.