Rudrapur: 7-year-old girl drowns in resort pool; safety measures under question

RUDRAPUR: A seven-year-old girl drowned on Wednesday while swimming in the pool of a private resort in Gularbho, Udham Singh Nagar district. The victim, Akshi Bala, was a Class 2 student of New Era Public School.

Her father Sanjeev Bala from Dineshpur said, “Akshi insisted on going for a swim and entered the pool with her mother, but soon went under the water and could not be rescued in time.

She was rushed to a private hospital in Bazpur, where doctors declared her brought dead.”“A little girl lost her life simply because of a momentary lapse. The pool should have had better safety measures,” said Arjun Sarkar, a local resident.Authorities have yet to comment on whether the resort had adequate safety protocols in place. Police have not received any formal complaint in the matter.

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