Rock falls, kills 3-year-old at Vancouver Island resort
Posted August 28, 2021 1:01 pm.
Last Updated August 28, 2021 2:06 pm.
MOUNT WASHINGTON (NEWS 1130) — A 3-year-old girl playing miniature golf with her brother and parents at Mount Washington on Vancouver Island has died after a falling rock struck her Friday afternoon.
A statement from the resort says the rock “dislodged from above and struck” the girl, leaving her unconscious. The girl’s parents brought her to the base lodge of the resort where staff, ground and air first responders tried to revive her.
Tragic news out of Vancouver Island. A 3-year-old girl is dead after a falling rock struck her while she was playing mini golf with her brother. It happened yesterday afternoon at Mount Washington Alpine Resort, which says BC Coroners Service + RCMP is investigating @NEWS1130
— Monika Gul (@MonikaGul) August 28, 2021
Despite life-saving measures, the little girl was pronounced dead.
“This is such a sad tragedy,” Dean Prentice, General Manager of Mt. Washington Alpine Resort, added in the statement to NEWS 1130.
“The team at Mount Washington extends our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of this little girl. It is just devastating, and our hearts break for them.”
The resort adds the BC Coroner Service and the RCMP is investigating.
– With files from Monika Gul