Busted star Charlie Simpson warns parents as his son is rushed to hospital on holiday in terrifying ordeal

Charlie Simpson has shared a warning to other parents after he revealed his son was rushed to hospital while on holiday in what he described as a "terrifying experience".

The Busted star said his son, Jago, suffered from secondary drowning. Sometimes called delayed drowning, secondary growing is caused by water that accumulates in the lungs with symptoms including difficulty breathing or speaking, coughing, chest pain, and low energy or sleepiness after an incident in the water.

Taking to Instagram, Charlie shared his horror after his four-year-old son was left "minutes away from pneumonia" after inhaling water from a pool during a recent family holiday.

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Posting a photo of Jago in a hospital bed with breathing tubes in his nose, the musician, who shot to fame alongside Matt Willis and James Bourne as part of noughties boyband Busted, wrote on Instagram: "Hi all, I wanted to share a terrifying experience we had recently with my youngest son Jago, in the hope that if it helps just one person avoid a similar situation, it will be worth it."

He went on to explain: "We were on holiday enjoying a morning in the pool. Jago is a strong swimmer for his age and he was swimming under water but suddenly came up spluttering and coughing. At no point was he left unattended, It was momentary, nothing seemingly unusual for kids to experience. We got him out and he seemed fine and happy and was completely normal for the rest of the day.

"At dinner he became very lethargic and went to sleep in my wife’s arms. After dinner he suddenly woke up and started projectile vomiting. We called a doctor immediately who initially diagnosed it as as