Pictured: Five-year-old British boy who drowned in a pool in Kos

Pictured: Five-year-old British boy who drowned in a pool in Kos while on a family holiday as neighbours pay tribute to 'a lovely young boy' Theo Treharne-Jones, five, from Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales was found unconscious in a pool at a resort on the Greek island of Kos on Saturday It is thought Theo drowned after wandering off before parents were awake Neighbours paid tribute to a 'lovely young boy' who was always playing outside They also said parents Nina and Richard had gone for a break with extended family following the death of Theo's grandmother just weeks before 

By Chris Pleasance for MailOnline

Published: 12:33 BST, 18 June 2019 | Updated: 12:45 BST, 18 June 2019

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The first pictures have emerged of a five-year-old boy who drowned in a pool while on holiday with his family on the Greek island of Kos.   

Theo Treharne-Jones is believed to have fallen into the pool on Saturday morning after wandering off alone before parents Nina Treharne and Richard Jones, both 38, were awake. 

Neighbours have today described Theo as a 'lovely young boy' and said news of his death was 'absolutely heartbreaking'. 

Close family friend Beverley Herbert said Nina and Richard had gone on holiday to the Atlantica Holiday Village as part of a group of ten - including Theo's three siblings - following the death of Nina's mother Patricia Winston just weeks earlier.   

Theo Treharne-Jones (pictured left, with father Richard and his younger brother) drowned in a pool in Greece on Saturday after reportedly wandering off while his parents were still asleep

Theo Treharne-Jones (pictured left, with father Richard and his younger brother) drowned in a pool in Greece on Saturday after reportedly wandering off while his parents were still asleep

Neighbours have today paid tribute to Theo (pictured) a 'lovely young boy' and said news of his death was 'absolutely heartbreaking'

Neighbours have today paid tribute to Theo (pictured) a 'lovely young boy' and said news of his death was 'absolutely heartbreaking'

Also among the group was Nina's sister Sara, her partner and their children. 

Ms Herbert, 40, said: 'Nina and her sister Sara were devastated when Pat died and they said they all needed a holiday to cheer them up. 

'They wanted to spend time together as a family and remember Pat. So the two sisters, their partners and their children all went to Greece for a break.'

She added:

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