In pain ... five-year-old Jack Collins was rushed to hospital after his penis became stuck in his swimmers. Picture: Laura Collins/Facebook

Laura Collins, 33, and her son Jack were on holiday in Mexico when his penis became ensnared in the netting of his swimming shorts.

“After spending hours in the pool, I went to take his swim shorts off to shower,” Ms Collins posted to Facebook.

Mother and son ... Laura and Jack Collins have been holidaying in Lanzarote. Picture: Laura Collins/FacebookSource:Facebook

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“The netting in the shorts had got caught around the end of his willy and was literally strangling it. He was screaming a scream I hadn’t heard before.”

Hotel staff rushed them to a doctor, who then rushed them to hospital.

Trap ... Five-year-old Jack Collins was rushed to hospital when his penis became stuck in the netting of his swimming shorts. Picture: Laura Collins/FacebookSource:Facebook

Jack was given a local anaesthetic while emergency workers removed his penis from the netting.

“Thankfully, he managed to wee so no lasting damage,” Ms Collins posted.

Ms Collins was informed by hospital workers that they had seen it “numerous times” and warned parents to remove the netting before letting their children wear the shorts.

She told the Daily Mirror that Jack was “very upset about it afterwards” but bounced back.

“He talks about how he nearly lost his willy on holidays and goes on about the naughty netting,” she said.

Tough tyke ... Ms Collins said her son Jack bounced back quite quickly. Picture: Laura Collins/FacebookSource:Facebook

The Mirror reported that Ms Collins had contacted Tesco, the company where she had purchased the shorts.

A Tesco spokesman said they were extremely sorry to hear about the incident and would be conducting an investigation with the manufacturer.

Ms Collins’ Facebook post has been shared over 22,700 times.