Young girl feared drowned at waterpark after ‘vanishing under surface at friend’s birthday party’
A GIRL is feared to have drowned at a waterpark today after reportedly vanishing under the surface at a friend’s birthday party.
Emergency services were rushed to Liquid Leisure Windsor in Berkshire, to reports of a missing girl this afternoon.
One witness, who was at the park with her kids, told Sky News she was seen going under the water and “didn’t come back up”.
The mum, who did not wish to be named, said: “At that point, the lifeguards came running.
“She was with a group of friends for a girl’s birthday.
“My daughter spoke to the birthday group.”
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Park-goers were reportedly asked to call the girl’s name on the beach, in case she had got out of the water.
But the witness said “no-one found her”.
She said police, an air ambulance, a rescue boat and fire crew arrived on the site after about 30 minutes.
Another parkgoer wrote on Twitter: “Was about to start a session at Windsor Liquid Leisure at there was announcement that a girl has gone missing, they don’t know if she is missing in the water.
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“Really, really pray that they find her.”
Activities at Liquid Leisure include a range of water sports, including open water swimming, wakeboarding and boating.
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The Sun has approached Liquid Leisure and the emergency services for comment.
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