A ten-year-old European girl drowned in a hot tub in Dubai after her hair became 'entangled' in a Jacuzzi filter, trapping her underwater.The young girl was found 'motionless' at the bottom of the three feet deep hot tub in the Bur Dubai district 'some time' after she had asked her father's permission to use the Jacuzzi, Gulf News reported.Her father had rushed outside after 'noticing her absence' and found his daughter 'pinned at the bottom' of the hot tub, said Colonel Ahmad Humaid Al Marri, director of crime scene investigations at Dubai Police.Police have not revealed the nationality of the child, describing her only as 'European'. The hot tub in which a ten-year-old girl was found dead in Dubai after her hair got trapped inside a filterHe said: 'The young girl had asked for her father's permission to use the hot tub, however, after some time her father noticed her absence and rushed to the tub to find his daughter motionless and pinned at the bottom of the Jacuzzi'.Colonel Al Marri said a CSI team attended the girl's home, and investigations found that her hair had become 'entangled' in a filter in the hot tub. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Thirsty Emirates passenger who claimed staff refused to give... Judge's son, 46, who was involved in Britain's biggest ever... Share this article Share Further investigations revealed an engineering 'flaw' had caused the hot tub's drains to produce strong 'swirls' which 'affected the water's flow dynamic and as a result sucked the hair easily'.It was also discovered that suction power was not equal across the hot tub's filters. Dubai Police investigations (left) found that the girl's hair had become 'entangled' in a filter (right) in the hot tubColonel Al Marri said children should 'always be taught to stay away from drains' as it's easy for long hair and even limbs to become entangled in filters and drains.'Yes, it’s easy for long hair, as well as limbs, jewellery, or pieces of a bathing suit, to become entangled in a swimming pool filter or drain, which is why children should always be taught to stay away from drains,' he said.'Children should always be supervised around water bodies especially swimming pools, hot tubs and open beaches '.
'European' girl, ten, drowns in a hot tub in Dubai
A ten-year-old European girl drowned in a hot tub in Dubai after her hair became 'entangled' in a Jacuzzi filter, trapping her underwater.The young girl was found 'motionless' at the bottom of the three feet deep hot tub in the Bur Dubai district 'some time' after she had asked her father's permission to use the Jacuzzi, Gulf News reported.Her father had rushed outside after 'noticing her absence' and found his daughter 'pinned at the bottom' of the hot tub, said Colonel Ahmad Humaid Al Marri, director of crime scene investigations at Dubai Police.Police have not revealed the nationality of the child, describing her only as 'European'. The hot tub in which a ten-year-old girl was found dead in Dubai after her hair got trapped inside a filterHe said: 'The young girl had asked for her father's permission to use the hot tub, however, after some time her father noticed her absence and rushed to the tub to find his daughter motionless and pinned at the bottom of the Jacuzzi'.Colonel Al Marri said a CSI team attended the girl's home, and investigations found that her hair had become 'entangled' in a filter in the hot tub. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Thirsty Emirates passenger who claimed staff refused to give... Judge's son, 46, who was involved in Britain's biggest ever... Share this article Share Further investigations revealed an engineering 'flaw' had caused the hot tub's drains to produce strong 'swirls' which 'affected the water's flow dynamic and as a result sucked the hair easily'.It was also discovered that suction power was not equal across the hot tub's filters. Dubai Police investigations (left) found that the girl's hair had become 'entangled' in a filter (right) in the hot tubColonel Al Marri said children should 'always be taught to stay away from drains' as it's easy for long hair and even limbs to become entangled in filters and drains.'Yes, it’s easy for long hair, as well as limbs, jewellery, or pieces of a bathing suit, to become entangled in a swimming pool filter or drain, which is why children should always be taught to stay away from drains,' he said.'Children should always be supervised around water bodies especially swimming pools, hot tubs and open beaches '.
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