Girl, 9, who died at Hersheypark wave pool ID'd: ‘Sophia brought joy and light to everyone who knew her'
'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.
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5 Sophia Subedi died at Hersheypark last week.
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5 The Shore wave pool at The Boardwalk at Hersheypark.
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5 An aerial view of The Shore wave pool at Hersheypark.
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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.
5 The crowded wave pool at Hersheypark.
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5 The Boardwalk water park at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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It was not yet clear what the cause of Subedi's death was or what led up to her medical emergency at the park.
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