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| Evha Jannath died after falling off Splash Canyon on Tuesday. (PA/SWNS) |
The
family of an 11-year-old schoolgirl who died at Drayton Manor Theme Park has
said they are “devastated that we will not see our beautiful little girl
again”. Recall that we reported the news of a girl who died from theme park
water. Read the story here.
Evha
Jannath, from Leicester, fell out of a boat on the Splash Canyon ride during a
school trip to the Tamworth-based theme park on Tuesday.
In a statement issued through police, the
family said: “Yesterday our world was torn apart by the news that our daughter
and sister Evha, had lost her life in tragic circumstances, following a school
trip to Drayton Manor Park. see more pictures below
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| Eyewitness Matt Mason was on the ride just before the schoolgirl (SWNS) |
“Evha
was a beautiful little girl who was full of love and always smiling.
“Words cannot
describe the pain and loss we feel, we are devastated that we will not see our
beautiful little girl again.
“We ask that you
allow us to grieve in private and deal with our loss as a family.”
Staffordshire
Police said Evha was recovered from the water and received advanced life
support from ambulance crews before she was flown to Birmingham Children’s
Hospital where she later died.
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| Emergency services rushed to the scene after the girl was sucked under the rapids (SWNS) |
Evha, a pupil at the Jameah Academy – an integrated Islamic day school
for girls in Leicester – is said to have fell from one of the boats when it hit
a rock.
A parent of another pupil told MailOnline: ‘When the girl got up to
change seats just then it hit a rock and she got knocked out of the boat and
fell in the water and the water currents dragged her in.”
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| Evha was sucked under the water when she fell from the ride (SWNS) |
According to the park safety guidelines, adults are told to
“supervise” children near water rides including Splash Canyon.
“Shortly afterwards, police, fire and ambulances arrived and the ride
and whole area was closed.
Drayton Manor will remain shut today as a mark of respect for Evha.
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| Drayton Manor is closed today as a mark of respect for the schoolgirl (SWNS) |
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