{"id":533,"date":"2025-11-14T05:16:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T05:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newshot.amazingstory.blog\/?p=533"},"modified":"2025-11-14T05:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T05:16:11","slug":"police-reveal-heartbreaking-findings-one-week-after-9-year-old-girl-died-at-hersheypark-water-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newshot.amazingstory.blog\/index.php\/2025\/11\/14\/police-reveal-heartbreaking-findings-one-week-after-9-year-old-girl-died-at-hersheypark-water-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Police reveal heartbreaking findings one week after 9-year-old girl died at Hersheypark water park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Police have shared heartbreaking findings one week after a nine-year-old girl sadly died at Hersheypark water park<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophia Subedi tragically drowned in the wave pool at Hersheypark\u2019s water park on Thursday, July 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident took place at The Boardwalk, a themed section of the park that includes The Shore, a 378,000-gallon wave pool with depths reaching six feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lifeguards spotted the child in trouble and launched what officials described as an \u201cimmediate rescue\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom the moment our lifeguard team recognized that a child was in distress, they performed an immediate rescue, followed by continuous, coordinated life-saving efforts by our lifeguards, on-site first responders, and medical personnel,\u201d said Hershey Entertainment CEO John Lawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subedi was rushed to Milton S. Hershey Medical Center but was pronounced dead shortly after arriving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Police have shared heartbreaking findings one week after a nine-year-old girl sadly died at Hersheypark water park<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophia Subedi tragically drowned in the wave pool at Hersheypark\u2019s water park on Thursday, July 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident took place at The Boardwalk, a themed section of the park that includes The Shore, a 378,000-gallon wave pool with depths reaching six feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lifeguards spotted the child in trouble and launched what officials described as an \u201cimmediate rescue\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom the moment our lifeguard team recognized that a child was in distress, they performed an immediate rescue, followed by continuous, coordinated life-saving efforts by our lifeguards, on-site first responders, and medical personnel,\u201d said Hershey Entertainment CEO John Lawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subedi was rushed to Milton S. Hershey Medical Center but was pronounced dead shortly after arriving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sophia Subedi was only 9. Credit: GoFundMe<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just over a week later, the Derry Township Police Department confirmed the cause of death<\/a> as accidental freshwater drowning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The coroner confirmed she had no preexisting medical issues, ruling out earlier concerns about a potential health episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Authorities also shared in a new report that there was no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by Hersheypark or any of its employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFollowing a thorough review of video footage, statements from employees, witnesses, and first responders, as well as documentation of the physical scene, our department has determined that the incident did not involve any criminal activity,\u201d police said in a statement<\/a> on Friday, August 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe drowning of 9-year-old Sophia Subedi has been determined to be an accidental freshwater drowning, consistent with the official findings of the Dauphin County Coroner\u2019s Office,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"GettyImages-684955635.jpg\"The tragedy happened at Hersheypark. Credit: Bruce Yuanyue Bi\/Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities determined that \u201csafety standards were being upheld by Hersheypark\u201d and that the number of people in the pool at the time of Sophia\u2019s death \u201cwas significantly less\u201d than maximum capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was also noted that nearby witnesses and lifeguards responded promptly, initiating rescue and resuscitation efforts within seconds of noticing Sophia\u2019s distress,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cThe Derry Township Police Department, along with the witnesses, Hersheypark staff, and first responders who attempted to save Sophia, extend their sincere condolences to her family and friends, as well as the Bhutanese community, during this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One witness described the frightening moment<\/a> she saw the young girl being pulled from the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was 92 degrees and my family had just arrived when I saw a child being pulled, limp, from the wave pool,\u201d she told WGAL<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA lifeguard began CPR on a gurney with intense focus, working for several minutes. When he stopped, clearly shaken, the crowd let out an audible sigh. Staff did their best to shield onlookers from the trauma, but the weight of the moment was overwhelming,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Subedi, a rising fourth grader at North Side Elementary School in Harrisburg, was remembered by her community as bright, kind, and full of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born in Columbus, Ohio, she moved with her family to Harrisburg in 2022 and had dreams of becoming a teacher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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