‘My daughter is dying!’: Father’s grief as toddler slips from this arms on water slide

A toddler has died following a heartbreaking accident at a water park, where she reportedly slipped from her father’s arms.

A toddler has tragically died after “slipping” from her dad’s arms going down a slide.

The horrific accident took place at the Aquagan water park in Lopar, Croatia, on Tuesday afternoon.

Local reports said the 21-month old girl from Germany slipped from her dad’s arms and fell from a height of about three and a half meters onto a concrete floor.

Eyewitnesses said they heard the infant’s dad shouting: “Don’t ask me anything, my daughter is dying!”

The child was rushed to Rijeka Hospital in a helicopter and then transferred to the Unified Emergency unit where she was treated for serious injuries to her brain and internal organs.

But despite medics’ best efforts she was soon pronounced dead.

Firefighters were also called to the scene to secure a landing site for the aircraft.

A witness told local media he heard “shouting” and “crying” before seeing a man carrying the “motionless” child to the side.

He said the girl was brought to consciousness momentarily by a nearby doctor who rushed to her aid.

He added: “The waiter had just brought me coffee. When we heard crying and shouting, we thought the child had drowned.

“Then we saw a man carrying the child on the side. A doctor from Slovenia happened to be there and immediately came to help.

“They managed to wake the girl up, she was moving her arms. That doctor then informed the emergency services about the heartbeat and the duration of resuscitation of three minutes.”

Local cops, the Primorje-Gorski Kotar Police Department, said they are working with all relevant parties to establish a cause of death.

Tragic toddler death water park. Picture: Supplied

It is not yet known whether the slide was child-appropriate or whether the correct safety measures were in place.

Mayor of Lopar, Zdenko Jakuc, however, said this is the first accident he has heard take place on the slide in the 20 years since it was built.

The Rijeka Hospital Clinical Center, where the girl was being treated, said: “Despite prompt care, multiple interventions and intensive treatment, the child died in the morning hours.”

Head of the Pediatric Clinic, Dr. Iva Bilić ÄŒače, said: “A one-year-old and nine-month-old child was brought by helicopter emergency service to the unified emergency hospital admission of the Rijeka Clinical Hospital Center yesterday afternoon.

“After initial stabilisation by a multidisciplinary team of medical professionals and extensive diagnostic processing, numerous serious physical injuries were verified, including severe injuries to the brain and internal organs.

The toddler was rushed to Rijeka Hospital but medics were unable to safe the girl’s life. Picture: Google Maps

“Despite timely medical care and the implementation of all intensive care measures for children, it was not possible to save the girl’s life. She died today in the morning hours.”

Mr Jakuc said: “It is an understatement to say that we are all extremely shaken.

“When the helicopter landed, everything stopped. We all looked at the sky and hoped for the best.”

The Lopar tourist board said: “This park has been operating for years, nothing like this has ever been recorded.

“Lopar is a place that is perceived as safe, peaceful, and ideal for families with small children.

“It is terrible that something like this happened.

“We sincerely regret and express our deep condolences to the family.”

Owner of the water park, Josip Ivanić, has declined to comment.

This story first appeared in The Sun and was republished with permission.