13-year-old girl dies after being pulled from Discovery Cove pool in Orlando

A 13-year-old girl who was pulled out of pool earlier this week at Discovery Cove theme park in Orlando, Florida, has died, police mentioned.

The teenager, recognized as Anna Beaumont, was discovered unresponsive by deputies in one of many swimming pools on the park on Tuesday morning, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office mentioned. She was then taken to a close-by hospital in important situation, police mentioned. 

She was pronounced useless Wednesday on the hospital, in keeping with the sheriff’s workplace. The county medical expert’s workplace decided that her reason for demise was drowning. 

A spokesperson from Discovery Cove mentioned employees responded to an “emergency involving a guest” and “provided care” earlier than emergency personnel arrived. 

“Our thoughts are with this family,” a park spokesperson mentioned in a press release. 

Discovery Cove is a sister park of SeaWorld Orlando and Aquatica Orlando. It permits guests to work together with its animals, together with swimming with dolphins.