Summary
An 11-year-old girl named Kyra Hill drowned during a birthday party at a water park in Berkshire in August 2022. A coroner found that her death was due to significant safety failures by the park. An owner of the park was fined £80,000 for these breaches.
Key Facts
- Kyra Hill drowned during a birthday party at Liquid Leisure water park near Windsor in August 2022.
- The coroner concluded that her death was due to severe health and safety violations.
- These violations included not having an emergency plan or risk assessment.
- Warning signs only mentioned shallow water, even though parts of the area were deep.
- An emergency was not initially called; services were alerted 37 minutes after a lifeguard saw her struggle.
- A diver found Kyra over an hour after she was reported missing.
- Life jackets were required only for young children or those not confident in the water.
- Park owner Stuart Marston stated he took the incident seriously and had concerns about a possible abduction.
