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| Herne Bay rail death: Teenager found 'electrocuted' on tracks | Herne Bay rail death: Teenager found 'electrocuted' on tracks |
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| A 16-year-old girl has been found dead on the tracks at a railway station. | |
| Officers said Taiyah Pebbles was with friends near Herne Bay station in Kent shortly before 23:00 BST on Tuesday. | |
| The teenager was injured between then and 07:00 on Wednesday, when she was confirmed dead by emergency crews. | |
| She is believed to have been electrocuted, but Detective Chief Inspector Paul Langley from British Transport Police said her family were desperate for answers. | |
| "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of this young girl as they try to come to terms with this awful news. | "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of this young girl as they try to come to terms with this awful news. |
| "We have deployed specially trained officers to the family to provide them with support." | "We have deployed specially trained officers to the family to provide them with support." |
| More on this story and other news from Kent | More on this story and other news from Kent |
| He added: "Understandably the family are now desperate for answers and my officers are focused on understanding how this girl came to be on the tracks." | He added: "Understandably the family are now desperate for answers and my officers are focused on understanding how this girl came to be on the tracks." |
| Taiyah's death is being treated as unexplained while officers look into the circumstances, he said. | Taiyah's death is being treated as unexplained while officers look into the circumstances, he said. |
| A post-mortem examination is due to take place on Friday but police said Taiyah suffered serious injuries, believed to have been caused by electrocution. | A post-mortem examination is due to take place on Friday but police said Taiyah suffered serious injuries, believed to have been caused by electrocution. |
| Officers want to speak to anyone who was near the station between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. | Officers want to speak to anyone who was near the station between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. |