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| Girl, 4, dies after incident at Waterworld in Stoke-on-Trent | |
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| Police remained outside the water park on Monday evening | Police remained outside the water park on Monday evening |
| A four-year-old girl has died following an incident at a swimming pool at a leisure attraction, police have said. | A four-year-old girl has died following an incident at a swimming pool at a leisure attraction, police have said. |
| Police were called to Waterworld, Festival Park, in Stoke-on-Trent, at about 16:20 BST to reports of a girl in a critical condition. | |
| Staffordshire Police said members of staff there and paramedics treated the girl at the scene before she was taken to hospital, where she died a short time later. Her next of kin have been informed. | Staffordshire Police said members of staff there and paramedics treated the girl at the scene before she was taken to hospital, where she died a short time later. Her next of kin have been informed. |
| Det Ch Insp Lucy Maskew said: "We are now making inquiries and looking to establish the circumstances of the incident." She asked the public not to speculate in these early stages of the investigation. | Det Ch Insp Lucy Maskew said: "We are now making inquiries and looking to establish the circumstances of the incident." She asked the public not to speculate in these early stages of the investigation. |
| The girl's next of kin are being supported by specially-trained officers, police added. | The girl's next of kin are being supported by specially-trained officers, police added. |
| Waterworld said the incident happened in the Lagoon area of its Aqua Park. | |
| The girl was found unconscious and treated at the side of the pool by its lifeguard and management teams, it said in a statement on social media. | |
| "They immediately provided CPR and called the emergency services, who arrived around 4:20pm," it said. | |
| All other visitors were asked to quietly leave the pool. | All other visitors were asked to quietly leave the pool. |
| "It is with great sadness that we learned of this little girl's passing this evening," a Waterworld spokesperson added. | "It is with great sadness that we learned of this little girl's passing this evening," a Waterworld spokesperson added. |
| "All our thoughts are with her family and loved ones during these extremely difficult times. | "All our thoughts are with her family and loved ones during these extremely difficult times. |
| "Waterworld is working closely with the authorities at this sad time." | "Waterworld is working closely with the authorities at this sad time." |
| Staffordshire Police asked anyone who witnessed the incident or had knowledge of it to call 101. | Staffordshire Police asked anyone who witnessed the incident or had knowledge of it to call 101. |
| The girl, aged four, was found unconscious and treated by lifeguard and management teams, Waterworld said | The girl, aged four, was found unconscious and treated by lifeguard and management teams, Waterworld said |
| Waterworld added it would remain closed on Tuesday "out of respect for the young girl's family". | Waterworld added it would remain closed on Tuesday "out of respect for the young girl's family". |
| Bookings for Tuesday would be automatically refunded, which could take up to five days. | Bookings for Tuesday would be automatically refunded, which could take up to five days. |
| The company asked that the public refrain from contacting the site during that time, and said it would be supporting its team members and the police investigation. | The company asked that the public refrain from contacting the site during that time, and said it would be supporting its team members and the police investigation. |
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