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Drayton Manor theme park ride closed in major incident
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The scene at the park
Emergency services went to the park after reports that someone had fallen in the water on the Splash Canyon ride
An 11-year-old girl has died on a school trip after falling from a rapids ride at Drayton Manor theme park.
The park said the Splash Canyon rapids ride was shut on Tuesday after she fell into the water.
Staffordshire Police said the girl, believed to be from the Leicester area, was airlifted to Birmingham Children's Hospital at about 14:20 BST.
She was confirmed dead shortly after arrival at hospital.
The Health and Safety Executive has been informed of the incident.
Police and paramedics were sent to the park, near Tamworth
Supt Carl Ratcliffe, from Staffordshire Police, said: "We were called at 2.25pm this afternoon to reports that a child had fallen from a water ride at Drayton Manor Park."
The girl's parents have been informed and are being supported by officers, he added.
Caroline Greenway told BBC News she was at the park for her son's fourth birthday.
She said: "We saw the air ambulance fly over as we were in the zoo. When we walked into the park, there was police and security and members of staff surrounding the area."
'Sectioned off'
She added: "Staff looked visibly upset and worried. When I asked if everything was ok, they replied they were unable to comment.
"We were not asked to leave the park, but part of the park near to Splash Canyon had been sectioned off by police.
"When we left the park, we had a clear view of the air ambulance parked up."
Paramedics are at the park
West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "An ambulance, a senior paramedic officer, a paramedic area support officer, a rapid response paramedic, a community first responder and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Staffordshire were sent to the scene.
"The first resource was on scene within seven minutes."
Fiona Fletcher, who was at the park with her two children, aged two and three, said she saw park
staff with "tears running down their face".
She said she overheard staff at the ride saying "don't tell anyone yet" and hurried people out of the area.
"I didn't hear anything [official] until I got into my car because my girls were getting upset so we left."
The theme park revealed in a tweet that the ride had been closed
The theme park added: "The Splash Canyon ride has been closed following an incident this afternoon. Emergency services are at the scene and our fully trained park staff are assisting."
Sam Jones, a reporter for the Tamworth Herald who is at the park covering the incident, said it remains opens, although new visitors have been turned away since the incident was reported.
An area by Splash Canyon has been cordoned off, he added.
Air ambulanceImage copyrightDAVID CHARLES
The ride opened in 1993
It is described as a river rapids ride on circular boats
It comprises 21 boats with a maximum capacity of six people per boat
There is a height restriction. You must be taller than 90cms (2.9ft) to ride and anyone shorter than 1.1m (3.6ft) must be accompanied by an adult
4 minutes ago
From the section Stoke & Staffordshire These are external links and will open in a new window Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with Messenger Share this with Email Share
The scene at the park
Emergency services went to the park after reports that someone had fallen in the water on the Splash Canyon ride
An 11-year-old girl has died on a school trip after falling from a rapids ride at Drayton Manor theme park.
The park said the Splash Canyon rapids ride was shut on Tuesday after she fell into the water.
Staffordshire Police said the girl, believed to be from the Leicester area, was airlifted to Birmingham Children's Hospital at about 14:20 BST.
She was confirmed dead shortly after arrival at hospital.
The Health and Safety Executive has been informed of the incident.
Police and paramedics were sent to the park, near Tamworth
Supt Carl Ratcliffe, from Staffordshire Police, said: "We were called at 2.25pm this afternoon to reports that a child had fallen from a water ride at Drayton Manor Park."
The girl's parents have been informed and are being supported by officers, he added.
Caroline Greenway told BBC News she was at the park for her son's fourth birthday.
She said: "We saw the air ambulance fly over as we were in the zoo. When we walked into the park, there was police and security and members of staff surrounding the area."
'Sectioned off'
She added: "Staff looked visibly upset and worried. When I asked if everything was ok, they replied they were unable to comment.
"We were not asked to leave the park, but part of the park near to Splash Canyon had been sectioned off by police.
"When we left the park, we had a clear view of the air ambulance parked up."
Paramedics are at the park
West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "An ambulance, a senior paramedic officer, a paramedic area support officer, a rapid response paramedic, a community first responder and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Staffordshire were sent to the scene.
"The first resource was on scene within seven minutes."
Fiona Fletcher, who was at the park with her two children, aged two and three, said she saw park
staff with "tears running down their face".
She said she overheard staff at the ride saying "don't tell anyone yet" and hurried people out of the area.
"I didn't hear anything [official] until I got into my car because my girls were getting upset so we left."
The theme park revealed in a tweet that the ride had been closed
The theme park added: "The Splash Canyon ride has been closed following an incident this afternoon. Emergency services are at the scene and our fully trained park staff are assisting."
Sam Jones, a reporter for the Tamworth Herald who is at the park covering the incident, said it remains opens, although new visitors have been turned away since the incident was reported.
An area by Splash Canyon has been cordoned off, he added.
Air ambulanceImage copyrightDAVID CHARLES
The ride opened in 1993
It is described as a river rapids ride on circular boats
It comprises 21 boats with a maximum capacity of six people per boat
There is a height restriction. You must be taller than 90cms (2.9ft) to ride and anyone shorter than 1.1m (3.6ft) must be accompanied by an adult
BBC news said it was a school trip.
School trip to a theme park?
Is it a remedial school?
Never had trips like that when I was in school.
School trip to a theme park?
Is it a remedial school?
Never had trips like that when I was in school.
I went on a school trip to a theme park, quite common tbh and usually happens towards the end of the school year.
Really?
I remember there were classes within our school that took em swimming or played around with cameras while the rest of us had to do maths....or go around historical places of interest on field trips, deffo no rollacoaster fun days.
I remember there were classes within our school that took em swimming or played around with cameras while the rest of us had to do maths....or go around historical places of interest on field trips, deffo no rollacoaster fun days.
Nor me dustybin, geography field trip to Cornwall, trips to Caernarvon Castle, Isle Of Wight and the Norfolk Broads stick in my mind but never a theme park.
They probably hadn't invented theme parks and Caernarvon Castle had just been built, Slippy
was she too small for restraining bars? or was it faulty? or did she wrangle out of it? kids like to lark about.
we went to butlins for the day with the school. it was crap.
we had limited access to everything. which meant we could do nothing.
ended up by a paddling pool with our socks off. dismal.
we went to butlins for the day with the school. it was crap.
we had limited access to everything. which meant we could do nothing.
ended up by a paddling pool with our socks off. dismal.
Chester Zoo.
And a Schoolboy International at Wembley. I left my rosette on the coach and some bugger nicked it. Unforgettable experience walking up the steps and coming out looking out over this immense stadium.
And a Schoolboy International at Wembley. I left my rosette on the coach and some bugger nicked it. Unforgettable experience walking up the steps and coming out looking out over this immense stadium.
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