This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-50287934
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Drayton Manor death: Girl unsupervised on ride before she drowned | |
| (32 minutes later) | |
| A schoolgirl was unsupervised when she fell from a theme park ride to her death, an inquest heard. | A schoolgirl was unsupervised when she fell from a theme park ride to her death, an inquest heard. |
| Evha Jannath, 11, from Leicester, was on a school trip in 2017 when she fell from Splash Canyon at Drayton Manor. | Evha Jannath, 11, from Leicester, was on a school trip in 2017 when she fell from Splash Canyon at Drayton Manor. |
| Evha, who could not swim, was "propelled" from the vessel into 12ft deep water where she drowned. | Evha, who could not swim, was "propelled" from the vessel into 12ft deep water where she drowned. |
| An inquest at South Staffordshire Coroner's Court heard that she stood up on the ride "at the worst possible time". | An inquest at South Staffordshire Coroner's Court heard that she stood up on the ride "at the worst possible time". |
| CCTV footage played to the inquest jury showed that, despite rules that riders should sit down, Evha was standing and reaching into the water before the circular boat she was in struck a barrier, sending her headfirst into the water. | CCTV footage played to the inquest jury showed that, despite rules that riders should sit down, Evha was standing and reaching into the water before the circular boat she was in struck a barrier, sending her headfirst into the water. |
| Footage then showed her wading through the water trying to get back to her friends before climbing an "algae-covered travelator" and falling off into a "much deeper" area of water. | Footage then showed her wading through the water trying to get back to her friends before climbing an "algae-covered travelator" and falling off into a "much deeper" area of water. |
| The inquest heard she was spotted face down by staff about 11 minutes later before she was pulled out lifeless. | The inquest heard she was spotted face down by staff about 11 minutes later before she was pulled out lifeless. |
| It had been her second turn on the ride - her first, accompanied by teachers, had passed "without incident", assistant coroner Margaret Jones said. | It had been her second turn on the ride - her first, accompanied by teachers, had passed "without incident", assistant coroner Margaret Jones said. |
| Staffordshire Police said the member of staff from Jameah Girls Academy assigned to accompany the group of pupils waited by the exit with another pupil who had not wanted to board the ride. | Staffordshire Police said the member of staff from Jameah Girls Academy assigned to accompany the group of pupils waited by the exit with another pupil who had not wanted to board the ride. |
| She died in hospital after suffering chest injuries, however her cause of death has since been changed to drowning. | She died in hospital after suffering chest injuries, however her cause of death has since been changed to drowning. |
| Splash Canyon has been closed since she fell on 9 May 2017. | Splash Canyon has been closed since she fell on 9 May 2017. |
| The inquest, due to last two weeks, continues. | The inquest, due to last two weeks, continues. |
| Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, on Twitter, and sign up for local news updates direct to your phone. | Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, on Twitter, and sign up for local news updates direct to your phone. |