A coroner has confirmed that Dylan Cecil, the four-year-old boy who slipped from a jetty on last Sunday, died as a result of drowning on Tuesday.
Dylan Cecil was on holiday visiting his grandparents when he fell into the water at Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset on Sunday 19 August. He was said to have been trying to get a closer look at the sea when the incident happened.
The youngster, from Kettering in Northamptonshire, disappeared from view while members of his family were enjoying a day on the coast.
Flowers left in tribute for the four-year-old after he went missing
His parents, Rachel McCollum and Darren Cecil, attempted to save their boy, while emergency services quickly launched a search and rescue operation.
His body was found by a member of the public four days later - and less than half a mile away from where he was last seen - at a nearby sailing club.
More than 400 people joined the boy's parents at St Andrew's Church in Burnham-on-Sea to remember Dylan during a memorial service on Sunday, while a minute's silence was also held for people to pay their respects near to where Dylan was last seen alive.
Dylan Cecil's body was found after days of searching nearby waters
Coroner Michael Rose today said a post-mortem examination showed Dylan drowned.
He offered his sympathy to the family, adding: "There can be nothing more harrowing for any parent than to witness the death of a child.
"But I hope his parents will take comfort from the fact that their grief is shared by all in the county, especially those in Burnham-on-Sea and all the emergency services."
No members of Dylan's family were present at the short hearing when his inquest was opened in Taunton. It was adjourned until a date yet to be set.