13-year-old girl dies after drowning in Discovery Cove pool in Orlando, Florida: police

13-year-old girl dies after drowning in Discovery Cove pool in Orlando, Florida: police

According to local authorities, a teenager died after drowning in a pool at an amusement park in Orlando, Florida.

A statement from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said the girl was found unconscious in a pool in Discovery Cove just before noon on Tuesday. She was taken to the hospital in critical condition and died on Wednesday.

The girl was identified by authorities as 13-year-old Anna Beaumont.

Discovery Cove is an amusement park in Orlando where visitors can experience marine animals. It is located near Universal Studios Florida and Walt Disney World.

The coroner’s office ruled the cause of death an accidental drowning. Police said the investigation into her death was ongoing.

Fatal drowning accidents: Young men drown in Florida’s Caloosahatchee River while trying to save someone else

Drowning in Orlando is the latest case of drowned teenagers this year

With the arrival of summer and warmer temperatures this year, USA TODAY has reported on several drowning cases, including some recent cases involving teenagers.

On May 22, 17-year-old Alonzo Juan Juan, a 12th grader at Coffeyville High School, Kansas, drowned just hours after graduating.

Two South Carolina teenagers were found dead last week, presumed drowned after being dared to jump into a lake over the weekend. Authorities confirmed that Rayan Al-Nasser, 16, and Zakaria Chaar, 15, were found late Monday morning in 15 feet of water and about 8 feet apart, according to The Greenville News, part of the USA TODAY Network.

In another incident, a teenager and two young adults died after swimming in the Caloosahatchee River near the Franklin Lock in Alva, Florida. The three who drowned on May 18 were identified as Santos Tiul-Chen, 17; Victor Pedro-Gaspar, 19, and Pedro Miguel Pascual, 21.

The drowning accidents occurred as two of the drowning victims attempted to rescue the first victim, the sheriff’s office said in an emailed statement to the Fort Myers News-Press, part of the USA TODAY Network.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Police say teen drowns in Discovery Cove pool

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