A two-year-old boy rescued from the sea on Sunday afternoon has been moved from intensive care to the children's ward at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.

The toddler was pulled from the water at Kindley Field Road, St. George's, along with a three-year-old boy who died after both were rushed to KEMH by St. John Ambulance.

The tragedy happened as the tots played together shortly before the start of a 1.30 p.m. offshore powerboat race which spectators had gathered to watch.

Police have named the three-year-old as Stanwondae Swan and are continuing to urge anyone who saw the accident to come forward.

A spokesman said yesterday that officers wanted to speak to anyone who saw three children, ages two, three and four, playing along the water's edge on Kindley Field Road, opposite the BAS kitchen.

"In addition, officers are interested in speaking with anyone who may have captured the incident on any recording device e.g. camcorder, cellular phone etc.," he said.

Police said on Sunday that attempts were made to resuscitate both children at the scene by an off-duty emergency medical technician (EMT).

A KEMH spokeswoman said yesterday of the two-year-old: "The boy is stable and on the children's ward."

Powerboat race director Ernie Mello told The Royal Gazette that five or six members of Bermuda Powerboat Association tried to help.

"By the time I got to the scene, four of our people were there and St. John Ambulance," he said. "It was a tragedy but the fact remains that there were individuals on scene that tried to avert the tragedy. The individuals did their best. It happened so fast.

"I do want people to understand that we did our jobs. The association is a family-based association and we have EMTs. Most of us are trained. Bermuda needs to know that there are good people on this Island."

Mr. Mello, who was speaking on a personal basis and not on behalf of the association, explained that he cancelled all race activities after the accident.

"Once the incident unfolded I enacted the safety protocols as we have to do. I stood down the fleet and brought them back to shore at the request of Bermuda Police Service.

"They know we did the right thing. The association enacted the correct protocols. We suspended all activities."

A St. John Ambulance spokeswoman said: "At this point, the Police are doing their investigation so really nothing can be said."

The family of Stanwondae did not wish to speak to this newspaper yesterday. According to Facebook tributes, loved ones referred to the infant by the nickname "Miracle".

Anyone with information about the accident should call Police at the Vulnerable Persons Unit on 299-4477.

* Yesterday's report on the tragedy wrongly stated that the two boys involved were brothers. We apologise for any distress caused by the error.