"Despite everyone's tireless efforts, the child did not recover," Hershey Park CEO John Lawn said.

A 9-year-old girl died on Thursday night while using a wave pool at Hersheypark in Pennsylvania, where lifeguards tried rescuing her after seeing her in distress, park officials said.

Police posted a statement, according to CNN, which read, "We are still on the early stages of this process, and we are working to gather all of the facts in the incident. Our thoughts and our hearts ...