Hersheypark officials say a 9-year-old child died after becoming distressed in the wave pool at Hershey Park's The Boardwalk water park on Thursday.

A spokesperson confirmed a 9-year-old girl died at the wave pool at the Boardwalk at Hersheypark on Thursday, July 24, 2025.

A 9-year-old has died following a trip to the Boardwalk at Hersheypark, a water park in Pennsylvania. "Tonight, a nine-year-old guest was tragically lost at The Boardwalk at Hersheypark," said John Lawn, CEO of Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company, in a statement issued on Thursday.

At just nine years old, she was full of promise, innocence, and joy— a light in the lives of all who knew her.” Tirak Niroula, chairman of the Bhutanese Community in Harrisburg, describing the nine-year-old girl who died at Hersheypark earlier this week,

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