Girl, 9. dies after incident in Hersheypark’s wave pool

July 25 (UPI) — A 9-year-old girl died after being in distress at Hersheypark’s wave pool near Pennsylvania’s state capital of Harrisburg.

The incident occurred Thursday at The Boardwalk water park, which also includes slides and a lazy river. The Shore wave pool is 378,000 gallons, the largest in the state, and is up to 6 feet deep.

Hershey Enterainment & Resorts Company didn’t give details on what happened.

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