The little girl who died in a wave pool at Hersheypark was identified as 9-year-old Sophia Subedi, the Bhutanese community said in a statement Monday.
“A bright, kind, and loving young girl, Sophia, brought joy and light to everyone who knew her. Her sudden loss has left our entire community in grief,” loved ones said in a press release.
Subedi just finished the third-grade at North Side Elementary School in Harrisburg, where she had lived since 2022 after moving with her family from Ohio.
The child was pulled from the water “limp” and lifeguards began immediate efforts to save her last Thursday but she later died at the hospital.
It was not yet clear what the cause of Subedi’s death was or what led up to her medical emergency at the park.
