A 9-year-old child died Thursday night at Hersheypark's The Boardwalk water park. The child's identity and the cause of death have not been released. HERSHEY, Pa. - A 9-year-old child died Thursday night at Hersheypark's The Boardwalk water park, officials announced.

The Dauphin County Coroner’s office cited “fresh water drowning” as the cause of death for a child after an incident at Hersheypark last week.

Members of the Bhutanese Community in Harrisburg confirmed the identity of the 9-year-old girl who died at The Boardwalk at Hersheypark on July 24.