Girl, 11, dies in swimming pool tragedy after her hair becomes trapped
Alice Ferrari, a promising equestrian star, has died after being pulled from a swimming pool unconscious after she was found trapped by her hair at the lido in Sestri Levante, Italy
Alice Ferrari has tragically died after being pulled unconscious from a swimming pool(Image: Jam Press)
An 11-year-old girl has tragically died after her hair became trapped in a swimming pool’s suction outlet. Alice Ferrari, who was hailed as a promising equestrian star, was on holiday with her family when she suffered the fatal accident at a lido on Wednesday (July 15).
She was seen diving in the lido but never resurfaced. Another child raised the alarm and the lido’s co-manager, Daniele Muzio, dived into the water.
He had to use a pair of scissors to cut Alice’s hair in order to free her from the water intake outlet that was connected to the pool’s filtration system.
Alice was found with her hair trapped in the swimming pool’s suction outlet(Image: Jam Press)
Alice was unconscious when she was pulled from the pool in Sestri Levante, Italy. She was given CPR for 45 minutes before being transferred in a critical condition to a hospital in Genoa, where she died on Friday (17 July).
Prosecutors are now investigating whether safety regulations were followed, including the rule requiring children under 12 to be accompanied by an adult when using swimming pools.
Initial investigations suggest the lido may not have displayed the mandatory sign informing visitors of the rule.
Muzio and his mother Anna Copello, who co-manages the Bagni Segesta lido with him, are now reportedly under investigation over Alice’s death.
Alice was hailed as a rising star in equestrian (Image: Jam Press)
The small pool, which was around one metre deep, is being investigated and examined for its safety features.
Alice, from Suisio, had nurtured a love of horse riding since the age of six. Regarded as a rising talent in the equestrian community, she trained at the Isola Equestrian Centre in Bergamo.
The Italian Equestrian Sports Federation described her as a “promising young rider with a bright future ahead of her”.
Her parents have decided to donate her organs, with the retrieval procedure set to take place after a post-mortem examination scheduled for Tuesday (21 July).
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