Coverage dated July 24, 2025 to July 27, 2025

Girl, 9, dies after incident in Hersheypark's wave pool

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A 9-year-old girl died after she was in distress at Hersheypark's wave pool called the Shore near Pennsylvania's Harrisburg state capital on Thursday.

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FOX 5 DC
Child, 9, dies at Hershey Park's The Boardwalk water park (opens FOX 5 DC)
Published Jul 24, 2025
FOX 5 DC's feed description
A 9-year-old child died Thursday night at Hershey Park's The Boardwalk water park, officials announced.
ABC 7 New York
9-year-old dies at Hersheypark's water park in Pennsylvania (opens ABC 7 New York)
Published Jul 24, 2025
ABC 7 New York's feed description
A 9-year-old child has died after an incident at The Boardwalk inside Hersheypark in Pennsylvania, Hersheypark's CEO has confirmed.
NBC New York
9-year-old child dies at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania (opens NBC New York)
Published Jul 24, 2025
NBC New York's feed description
A 9-year-old child died at the Boardwalk at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, July 24.
PhillyVoice
9-year-old boy dies after incident at Hersheypark wave pool (opens PhillyVoice)
Published Jul 24, 2025
PhillyVoice's feed description
A 9-year-old boy died Thursday night after an incident at Hersheypark's Boardwalk water attraction. The incident happened in the wave pool, but the other circumstances of the boy's death have not been released. An investigation of the boy's death is underway, officials said.
CBS News
9-year-old dies at Pennsylvania (opens CBS News)
Published Jul 24, 2025
CBS News's feed description
A 9-year-old child has died after an incident at The Boardwalk water park at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on Thursday.
New York Post
9-year-old dies at Hersheypark’s The Boardwalk water park in distressing incident: ‘Our hearts break’ (opens New York Post)
Published Jul 24, 2025
New York Post's feed description
A 9-year-old child died at Hersheypark's The Boardwalk water park Thursday, the company announced.
Philadelphia Inquirer
A 9-year-old died after an incident at Hersheypark’s water park (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)
Published Jul 24, 2025
Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description
The child was "in distress" at The Boardwalk, Hersheypark's waterpark on Thursday evening.
Breitbart News
Nine-Year-Old's Death at Pennsylvania Water Park Remains a Mystery (opens Breitbart News)
Published Jul 24, 2025
Breitbart News's feed description
Questions remain as to what took the life of a nine-year-old on a visit this week to a popular water park in Hershey, Pennsylvania. | Entertainment
Local News 8
9-year-old dies after incident at Hersheypark’s water park in Pennsylvania (opens Local News 8)
Published Jul 24, 2025
Local News 8's feed description
By Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — A 9-year-old child passed away after an incident at Hersheypark’s water park Thursday night in Pennsylvania, according to the company’s CEO. Hershey Entertainment CEO John Lawn said a lifeguard team recognized a child “was in distress” and performed an “immediate rescu…
Newsweek
Nine-year-old dies at Hersheypark's The Boardwalk: "Our hearts break" (opens Newsweek)
Published Jul 24, 2025
Newsweek's feed description
The child was taken to a nearby medical center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, but did not recover.
Entertainment Weekly
9-year-old dies at Hersheypark theme park after lifeguard attempted to save child 'in distress' (opens Entertainment Weekly)
Published Jul 24, 2025
Entertainment Weekly's feed description
A 9-year-old child died at Hersheypark theme park after a life-saving measure by a lifeguard failed to resuscitate the guest at the Hershey chocolate company resort's Boardwalk area in Pennsylvania.
Fox News
9-year-old dies at Hersheypark's The Boardwalk water park: 'Our deepest condolences' (opens Fox News)
Published Jul 24, 2025
Fox News's feed description
A 9-year-old child died on Thursday after visiting Hersheypark’s water park in Hershey, Pennsylvania, according to the company.
UPI
Girl, 9. dies after incident in Hersheypark's wave pool (opens UPI)
Published Jul 24, 2025
UPI's feed description
A 9-year-old girl died after she was in distress at Hersheypark's wave pool called the Shore near Pennsylvania's Harrisburg state capital on Thursday.
WFMZ Allentown
Hersheypark CEO says 9-year-old died after incident at water park (opens WFMZ Allentown)
Published Jul 24, 2025
WFMZ Allentown's feed description
A 9-year-old died after an incident at The Boardwalk section of Hersheypark Thursday night, the amusement park
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Hersheypark reveals new details on death of 9-year-old girl (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
Published Jul 25, 2025
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description
A spokesperson confirmed a 9-year-old girl died at the wave pool at the Boardwalk at Hersheypark on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
UPI
Girl, 9, dies after incident in Hersheypark's wave pool (opens UPI)
Published Jul 27, 2025
UPI's feed description
A 9-year-old girl died after she was in distress at Hersheypark's wave pool called the Shore near Pennsylvania's Harrisburg state capital on Thursday.
6ABC Philadelphia
9-year-old girl who died at Hersheypark in Pa. identified (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)
Published Jul 27, 2025
6ABC Philadelphia's feed description
The 9-year-old child who died after an incident in a wave pool at Hersheypark in Pennsylvania has been identified.
NBC Chicago
Family identifies 9-year-old girl who died at Hersheypark (opens NBC Chicago)
Published Jul 27, 2025
NBC Chicago's feed description
A family spokesperson identified the girl who died at the Boardwalk at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, as 9-year-old Sophia Subedi.

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