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| A six-year-old girl who died after falling from a tree in Londonderry may have been electrocuted, police have said. | A six-year-old girl who died after falling from a tree in Londonderry may have been electrocuted, police have said. |
| Tia Nagurski was climbing a tree near electricity cables in a residential area of Ballymagroarty when she fell. | Tia Nagurski was climbing a tree near electricity cables in a residential area of Ballymagroarty when she fell. |
| She was taken to Altnagelvin Hospital for treatment at 1850 BST on Thursday, but died a short time later. | She was taken to Altnagelvin Hospital for treatment at 1850 BST on Thursday, but died a short time later. |
| Sinn Fein councillor Billy Page said the electricity cables were entwined in the tree the girl was climbing. | Sinn Fein councillor Billy Page said the electricity cables were entwined in the tree the girl was climbing. |
| "(The trees) are on a high banking, so when the child is on the banking she is up a number of feet," he said. | "(The trees) are on a high banking, so when the child is on the banking she is up a number of feet," he said. |
| She hadn't to go very far up into the tree." | She hadn't to go very far up into the tree." |
| Father Sean McKenna, who visited the Nagurski family, said they were devastated. | Father Sean McKenna, who visited the Nagurski family, said they were devastated. |
| "It is a parent's nightmare that anything would happen to their child," he said. | "It is a parent's nightmare that anything would happen to their child," he said. |
| Fr McKenna said he would be going to St Eithne's Primary School later on Friday to offer comfort and support to Tia's classmates and teachers. | Fr McKenna said he would be going to St Eithne's Primary School later on Friday to offer comfort and support to Tia's classmates and teachers. |
| Roy Coulter, NIE Safety and Risk Manager, said: "On behalf of Northern Ireland Electricity, I would like to offer every sympathy to the family of the victim of this tragic accident. | |
| "NIE is co-operating fully with the PSNI and the Health and Safety Executive in their investigations." |