A four-year-old girl has died after an incident at a swimming pool in one of Britain’s most famous water parks.
The incident happened at Waterworld in Festival Park, Stoke-on-Trent, at 4.20pm today.
When police and paramedics arrived at the scene, the child was in critical condition and was treated at the scene,
She was then taken to hospital, where she died a short time later. Her next of kin have been informed.
Detective Inspector Lucy Maskew said: ‘We are now making inquiries and looking to establish the circumstances of the incident.’
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She asked members of the public not to speculate in these early stages of the investigation.
A Waterworld spokesperson said: ‘It is with great sadness that we learned of this little girl’s passing this evening.
‘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.’
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