A 14-year-old girl has died after being pulled from the water at Land of Illusion Adventure Park in Middletown, Ohio, according to the Butler County Sheriff's Office. It happened around 5 p.m. Tuesday at the lake and self-proclaimed "adventure park," located in the 8700 block of Thomas Road. The sheriff's office said the teenager, later identified as Mykiara Jones, 14, was not wearing a life vest and she fell into the water after being on some kind of jumping apparatus.Miami Township fire officials administered CPR for about a half hour. Jones was then taken by Careflight to a nearby hospital where she later died."This is a tragedy no parent should have to endure," said Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones. "These are the calls first responders dread and have difficulty dealing with. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family."Mykiara Jones was a student within Middletown City Schools.This was described as a heart-wrenching situation by fire officials and witnesses.Madison Township Fire, Middletown Fire and the Butler County Sheriff's Office were all at the scene Tuesday.Originally, the haunted scream park only opened in the fall, but Land of Illusion has expanded in recent years, adding a summertime Aqua Park which features large water inflatables and trampolines.
A 14-year-old girl has died after being pulled from the water at Land of Illusion Adventure Park in Middletown, Ohio, according to the Butler County Sheriff's Office.
It happened around 5 p.m. Tuesday at the lake and self-proclaimed "adventure park," located in the 8700 block of Thomas Road.
The sheriff's office said the teenager, later identified as Mykiara Jones, 14, was not wearing a life vest and she fell into the water after being on some kind of jumping apparatus.
Miami Township fire officials administered CPR for about a half hour. Jones was then taken by Careflight to a nearby hospital where she later died.
"This is a tragedy no parent should have to endure," said Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones. "These are the calls first responders dread and have difficulty dealing with. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family."
Mykiara Jones was a student within Middletown City Schools.
This was described as a heart-wrenching situation by fire officials and witnesses.
Madison Township Fire, Middletown Fire and the Butler County Sheriff's Office were all at the scene Tuesday.
Originally, the haunted scream park only opened in the fall, but Land of Illusion has expanded in recent years, adding a summertime Aqua Park which features large water inflatables and trampolines.
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