![]() "We have learned from the State Police that the young person involved in the accident has succumbed to her injuries and our thoughts and prayers are with her family. "There was an accident at the harvest festival yesterday," the statement dated October 13 read. A spokesperson for the organization provided a statement from The Township Committee and Recreation Committee, which sponsors several events, including the Harvest Festival. Newsweek asked the Deerfield Township Harvest Festival to comment on the death. The Philadelphia Inquirerspoke to a woman linked to the festival on Sunday morning, who said no one was available to comment on the incident. ![]() "You would think your kids would be safe.I know you ride at your own risk, but they are there to make sure your kids are secure, to make sure kids aren't going to fall off a ride." Plasencia told WPVI: "I have a seven-year-old and just seeing the little girl it's so heartbreaking. Other unnamed witnesses told the broadcaster they saw the girl's distraught family members. Plasencia said the girl wasn't moving after hitting the ground. Witness Jessica Estrada Plasencia told WPVI she saw the girl fall from the Extreme ride. However, it is unclear if the organizers were aware of the girl's death when the statements were made. Some Facebook users connected the announcement with the girl's death, and demanded to know why the festival wasn't axed in its entirety. The same message appeared on the festival website. The team did not mention why the parade was canceled or if it was linked to the girl's death. "All other festival activities will continue," the post stated. Organizers announced on Facebook they had canceled a parade scheduled for Sunday. The Deerfield Township Harvest Festival described the event on Facebook as a "community celebration filled with music, food and fun." ![]() Members of the public paid their respect to the girl and offered prayers for her family beneath the post. "The cause and circumstances remain under investigation, and there is no additional information available," a police statement on Facebook read. ![]() Officials have not publicly revealed the girl's identity. Medics at the institution said the girl succumbed to her injuries at 7:20 p.m., according to New Jersey State Police. The child suffered serious injuries, and was rushed to Cooper Hospital by medical helicopter. The ride known, marketed as a Wisdom Super Sizzler, features a central arm from which rotating cars branch out, according to the manufacturer's website. Police said the girl fell from the "Extreme" ride in Cumberland County. The force said it was looking into the incident. The 10-year-old was ejected from an attraction at Deerfield Township Harvest Festival at 678 Morton Avenue on Saturday night, New Jersey State Police said in a statement. Police have launched an investigation after a child fell from a so-called "Scrambler" ride at a festival in New Jersey and died. ![]()
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