Overview
- The Dauphin County Coroner’s Office determined that Subedi’s death resulted from accidental freshwater drowning without any preceding medical event.
- Derry Township Police have confirmed an ongoing investigation into the July 24 incident at the Boardwalk wave pool.
- Hershey Entertainment & Resorts initiated a comprehensive internal safety review alongside the wave pool’s reopening.
- The victim was identified as Sophia Subedi, a 9-year-old Harrisburg resident who was set to enter fourth grade at North Side Elementary School.
- Subedi’s funeral is scheduled for July 30 as her family and the Bhutanese community in Harrisburg mourn her loss.