The owner of water park where an 11-year-old girl drowned to death called a firefighter who lived nearby to find her instead of alerting the emergency services first, an inquest has been told.
Kyra Hill got into difficulty in a designated swimming area at Liquid Leisure near Windsor, Berkshire, in August 2022, while at a birthday party.
She did not return to the changing room, sparking 'chaos' as parents and staff started screaming her name across the Total Wipeout-style assault course.
A 17-year-old lifeguard dived in after her at 3.20pm before leaving the water to radio her colleagues.
The park owner Stuart Marston called an off-duty firefighter, who lived nearby and was a divemaster, at 3.44pm around 13 minutes before emergency services were called, Berkshire Coroner's Court heard on Thursday.
