Derry Township police chief confirms child who died at Hersheypark is a 9-year-old girl
COMING UP. THANK YOU. BREAKING NEWS NOW THE DERRY TOWNSHIP POLICE CHIEF JUST CONFIRMED TO NEWS EIGHT THAT THE CHILD THAT DIED AT HERSHEY PARK LAST NIGHT WAS A NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL. THE WAVE POOL AT HERSHEY PARK IS CLOSED TODAY AFTER THE GIRL’S DEATH. IN HIS STATEMENT, HERSHEY PARK CEO SAID THE TEAM OF LIFEGUARDS THERE PERFORMED AN IMMEDIATE RESCUE AND CONTINUED LIFESAVING EFFORTS. THE NINE-YEAR-OLD WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE SHE LATER PASSED AWAY. HERSHEY PARK SAID THERE WERE TEN LIFEGUARDS DEDICATED TO THE WAVE POOL AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, AND NEWS EIGHT HAS BEEN OUT THERE ALL DAY LONG, AND NEWS EIGHT’S SARAH MET
Derry Township police chief confirms child who died at Hersheypark is a 9-year-old girl
The Derry Township police chief confirmed the death of a 9-year-old girl at Hersheypark, leading to the closure of the wave pool Friday. In a statement, Hersheypark’s CEO said, “The team of lifeguards performed an immediate rescue and continued life-saving efforts.” The girl was taken to the hospital, where she later died.Hersheypark stated that there were 10 lifeguards dedicated to the wave pool at the time of the incident. The name of the child has yet to be released.
HERSHEY, Pa. —The Derry Township police chief confirmed the death of a 9-year-old girl at Hersheypark, leading to the closure of the wave pool Friday.
In a statement, Hersheypark’s CEO said, “The team of lifeguards performed an immediate rescue and continued life-saving efforts.”
The girl was taken to the hospital, where she later died.
Hersheypark stated that there were 10 lifeguards dedicated to the wave pool at the time of the incident.
The name of the child has yet to be released.
