BREAKING: 6-year-old girl dies at Budapest’s popular beach

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A 6-year-old girl drowned in Budapest’s popular Palatinus Beach yesterday. The child played in the kids’ pool without parental/adult supervision. By the time others noticed the emergency, it was too late.

6-year-old girl died in Budapest: she probably suffered a seizure

According to Bors, a Hungarian tabloid, an unbelievable tragedy took place yesterday early afternoon at Budapest’s famous Palatinus Beach on Margaret Island. A 6-year-old girl and her mother arrived at the beach with others. The girl changed into swimwear while her mother remained in regular clothes and sat on the edge of the kids’ pool. According to eyewitnesses, she was dangling her feet in the water while looking at something on her phone as her child joyfully jumped into the pool. Tragically, the child ultimately drowned.

The little girl is believed to have suffered a seizure. Therefore, an adult pulled her out of the pool and laid her on the stone surface to begin providing professional aid. They also notified the ambulance immediately. Based on the information of Bors, a rescue helicopter arrived shortly afterwards to take her to the hospital, but they could not save the child’s life.

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