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| Drayton Manor theme park ride closed in major incident | Drayton Manor theme park ride closed in major incident |
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| A ride at Drayton Manor theme park has been closed after an 11-year-old girl was injured in a major incident. | |
| The park said the Splash Canyon rapids ride was shut on Tuesday after she fell into the water. | |
| Staffordshire Police said the girl, believed to be from the Leicester area, was airlifted to Birmingham Children's Hospital. | |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service said it was called to the park shortly before 14:20 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." | 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. | The girl's parents have been informed and are being supported by officers, he added. |
| Caroline Greenway told BBC News she was at the park for her son's fourth birthday. | |
| She said: "We saw the air ambulance fly over as we were in the zoo. When we walked into the park, there was police and security and members of staff surrounding the area. | |
| "Staff looked visibly upset and worried. When I asked if everything was ok, they replied they were unable to comment." | |
| 'Sectioned off' | |
| Ms Greenway added: "We were not asked to leave the park, but part of the park near to Splash Canyon had been sectioned off by police. | |
| "When we left the park, we had a clear view of the air ambulance parked up." | |
| 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. | 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 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." | 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." |
| Sam Jones, a reporter for the Tamworth Herald was at the park. He said it remains opens, although new visitors have been turned away since the incident was reported. | |
| An area by Splash Canyon has been cordoned off, he added. | |
| Splash Canyon | Splash Canyon |
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