A seven-year-old boy is fighting for his life after falling a height of around two storeys into an empty watercourse yesterday afternoon at Chadwick Lakes.

The boy, who is from Żebbuġ, was out with his parents when he fell onto a pile of rocks and mud at around 3.35 p.m. His condition was critical, the police said.

He was rescued by personnel from the Civil Protection Department and given first aid by a medical team before being rushed to hospital.