An eyewitness described extremely crowded conditions at the Boardwalk at Hersheypark Thursday and saw the emergency response.

A 9-year-old has died following a trip to the Boardwalk at Hersheypark, a water park in Pennsylvania. "Tonight, a nine-year-old guest was tragically lost at The Boardwalk at Hersheypark," said John Lawn, CEO of Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company, in a statement issued on Thursday.

The victim, who has not been publicly identified, was pulled “limp” from the water on Thursday, and later died at a hospital despite lifeguards attempts to save her, according to

The 9-year-old girl who died at the Boardwalk at Hersheypark this week was a member of the Bhutanese Community in Harrisburg (BCH), according to a spokesperson.

A 9-year-old passed away after an incident at Hersheypark's boardwalk Thursday night, according to the park's CEO.

A traumatized witness has recalled the moment she saw a “limp” child being dragged out of a wavepool at Hersheypark’s water park in Pennsylvania — before lifeguards frantically tried

A 9-year-old child died at Hersheypark's Boardwalk water attraction, sparking online debate and investigation.