The girl, a student at the Jameah Academy in Leicester, was on a school visit to the park when the incident occurred. In a statement, the Islamic day school asked that the Year 6 pupil's family and school community be given "time to grieve". "It is with great sadness we have to report that a young girl has passed away at Birmingham Children's Hospital following an incident on one of the park's water rides this afternoon," George Bryan, company director of Drayton Manor Park, said in a statement. 'Really dangerous' 
 
 West Midlands Ambulance Service said it sent paramedics by land and air to the site. "I saw her at the park but I didn't see what happened. She was really nice." Bryan added that staff were alerted when the girl fell into the water.  Story highlights Theme park temporarily closed after 11-year-old girl dies on water ride 
 
 Similar ride came under scrutiny when four people died at an Australian theme park last year 
 
 (CNN) An 11-year-old girl on a school trip died after she fell from a water ride at a UK theme park, local police have confirmed.
– Police in Britain are investigating the tragic death of an 11-year-old girl on a water ride at the Drayton Manor theme park. Officials at the park say the girl, who was on a school trip, was fatally injured when she fell from the Splash Canyon ride on Tuesday afternoon, CNN reports. The ride, which is billed as featuring "fast-flowing rapids," has 21 boats with a capacity of six riders each, reports the BBC. Witnesses say Evha Jannath, who was on her last ride of the day, stood up to change seats and fell in after the boat hit a rock. A classmate tells the Telegraph that Evha almost missed the trip after turning up in the wrong clothes, but she was allowed to borrow an acceptable outfit from the school.