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| Family pay tribute to fall girl | |
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| The family of a six-year-old girl who died after falling from a tree near electricity cables in Londonderry have said she was an "inspiration" to them. | |
| Tia Nagurski was climbing a tree 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. Police say Tia may have been electrocuted. | |
| Her family said she was her mother and father's "blue eyed princess". | |
| A statement released on behalf of the Nagurski family said that she was "dearly loved" by her three brothers and "her wider circle of family and friends". | |
| "She was a beautiful little girl who was full of fun," the statement added. | |
| "She enjoyed dressing up, singing and playing with her friends at school and at home." | |
| The Nagurski family said Tia had "lived life to the full and enjoyed every second she had with us". | |
| "We will sorely miss hugs from our affectionate little angel and hope she watches over us as we try to go on with our lives without her." | |
| Accident | |
| Earlier, Sinn Fein councillor Billy Page had said the electricity cables were entwined in the tree Tia 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." | |
| Amanda Sheerin, whose children were with Tia when she fell, said they had been playing in her backyard shortly before the accident took place. | Amanda Sheerin, whose children were with Tia when she fell, said they had been playing in her backyard shortly before the accident took place. |
| "They ran down the banking and I would say it was no more than three or four minutes when I heard my eldest screaming 'get an ambulance she is electrified'," she said. | |
| Sinn Fein councillor Billy Page called the accident a tragedy | Sinn Fein councillor Billy Page called the accident a tragedy |
| "I came out and ran round to the rear and Tia was stuck in a tree." | "I came out and ran round to the rear and Tia was stuck in a 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. | 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." | "NIE is co-operating fully with the PSNI and the Health and Safety Executive in their investigations." |