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A 13-year-old girl has died just days after she was found unconscious at a theme park in Orlando, Florida.
Teenager Anne Beaumont was found unresponsive at Discovery Cove around 11.25am on Tuesday after deputies from the Orange County Sheriff's Office rushed to the theme park, which is a sister park to SeaWorld.
Beaumont was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, and two days later officials said she was pronounced dead.
In a statement, the medical examiner said the 'manner of death has been established as accident with cause listed as drowning.' No further details have been released.
Anne Beaumont, 13, was found unresponsive at the Discovery Cove theme park in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday around 11.25am
On Thursday, officials announced that the teen died at the hospital. A medical examiner said that her cause of death was ruled as an accidental drowning
In response to the incident, Discovery Cove told WKMG: 'Our staff responded to an emergency involving a guest yesterday. Our team provided care and contacted Orange County Fire & Rescue.'
'When emergency personnel arrived, they took over care and transported the guest to a nearby hospital. Out of respect for privacy of our guests, we do not provide any health information. Our thoughts are with this family.'
The Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating the tragedy.
The all-inclusive day resort, which is the sister park of SeaWorld Orlando, offers its guests experiences including swimming with dolphins and snorkeling with tropical fish, according to the website.
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