ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A 13-year-old girl found unresponsive in a pool at Discovery Cove earlier this week has died, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded to the amusement park around 11:25 a.m. Tuesday.
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Sheriff’s officials said the girl was taken to a hospital, where she later died on Thursday. She was identified as 13-year-old Anna Beaumont.
The medical examiner released a statement Thursday that “manner of death has been established as accident with cause listed as drowning.”
No other details have been released.
An investigation is ongoing.
Discovery Cove sent a statement about the incident:
“Our staff responded to an emergency involving a guest yesterday. Our team provided care and contacted Orange County Fire & Rescue. When emergency personnel arrived, they took over care and transported the guest to a nearby hospital. Out of respect for privacy of our guests, we do not provide any health information. Our thoughts are with this family.”
Discovery Cove Spokesperson
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