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Footage Emerges Of People Standing Up On Drayton Manor Ride Two Days Before Tragedy

Footage Emerges Of People Standing Up On Drayton Manor Ride Two Days Before Tragedy

Evha Jannath died on Tuesday.

Josh Teal

Josh Teal

On Tuesday, a young girl tragically died at Drayton Manor on what started out as a harmless school trip.

At around 2pm, 11-year-old Evha Jannath fell from the Splash Canyon ride while reportedly trying to change seats with a friend.

The youngster was airlifted to Birmingham Children's Hospital but sadly passed away.

Now, footage taken two days before the fatality shows other children standing up on the ride as the boat bounces off a wall.


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One eyewitness told the Mirror Online that the girl 'stood up to move to another seat just when it hit a rock and sent her falling in'.

It is then believed that the currents pulled her under, possibly after she had had hit her head on the way in.

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One parent also gave the Mail Online a similar account, and said: "My daughter said there was four other girls on the same boat with the girl and the teacher's boat was behind the girls.

"When the girl got up to change seats just then it hit a rock and she got kicked out of the boat and fell in the water and the water currents dragged her in.

"For that reason they couldn't see her after she fell in."

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West Midlands Ambulance Service, who responded within seven minutes of receiving the call, said: "On arrival, crews discovered a girl with serious injuries who had been rescued from the water by park staff.

"Ambulance staff administered advanced life support before she was flown to Birmingham Children's Hospital with the doctor continuing treatment en-route.

"Unfortunately, shortly after arrival at hospital the girl passed away."


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Back in 2013, a 10-year-old boy named Patrick Treacy fell off the same ride and into the water but was rescued by a passing member of the public.

Drayton Manor remains closed until the Health and Safety Executive 'complete their work'.

Featured Image Credit: SWNS