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| Drayton Manor theme park ride closed in major incident | |
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| A ride at Drayton Manor theme park has been closed following a major incident. | A ride at Drayton Manor theme park has been closed following a major incident. |
| The park said Splash Canyon was shut on Tuesday due to reports of someone falling into the water. | The park said Splash Canyon was shut on Tuesday due to reports of someone falling into the water. |
| Staffordshire Police said a girl, believed to be 11 years old and from the Leicester area, was airlifted to Birmingham Children's Hospital. | |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service said it was called to the park at 14:18 BST. The Health and Safety Executive has been informed of the incident. | West Midlands Ambulance Service said it was called to the park at 14:18 BST. The Health and Safety Executive has been informed of the incident. |
| Supt Carl Ratcliffe, from Staffordshire Police, said: "We were called at 2.25pm this afternoon to reports that a child had fallen from a water ride at Drayton Manor Park." | |
| The girl's parents have been informed and are being supported by officers, he added. | |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "An ambulance, a senior paramedic officer, a paramedic area support officer, a rapid response paramedic, a community first responder and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Staffordshire were sent to the scene. | |
| "The first resource was on scene within seven minutes." | |
| The theme park added: "The Splash Canyon ride has been closed following an incident this afternoon. Emergency services are at the scene and our fully trained park staff are assisting." | |
| Splash Canyon | |
| Were you at the park? Have you been affected by the incident? Email us at haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk | Were you at the park? Have you been affected by the incident? Email us at haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk |
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