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Inquest Reveals Systemic Safety Failures at Liquid Leisure Water Park

Coroner examines lack of deep water warnings, untested depths, and inadequate lifeguard deployment in the drowning of 11-year-old Kyra Hill.

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Overview

  • Kyra Hill, 11, drowned in August 2022 at a Liquid Leisure swimming area where no signs warned of deep water despite sharp drops up to 4.5 meters.
  • The park's director admitted the swimming area's depth was never formally tested, contradicting earlier claims of safety assessments.
  • One lifeguard oversaw 42 swimmers, exceeding the park's policy of one lifeguard per 30 participants; the director later acknowledged staffing should have been increased.
  • Emergency response delays were highlighted, with over an hour passing between Kyra's disappearance and her recovery from the water.
  • The coroner is reviewing operational lapses, including reliance on shallow-water-only signage and inadequate warnings about muddy, visibility-reducing lake bottoms.