A six-year-old lady has died after she was by accident struck by the propeller of a ship her mum was driving in an Arizona lake.

A gaggle of 12 individuals from two households had boarded a ship on Lake Pleasant at about 7am on Friday.

Later that morning, one of many households known as 911 to report their younger daughter had been hit by the boat's propeller.

People noticed that the kid's mom had by accident killed her younger lady, in line with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO).

"Witnesses at the scene confirmed that the child's mother was operating the boat when she began to drive and, unbeknownst to the family, the child had somehow entered the water," the sheriff's workplace stated.

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Her father was additionally within the lake on the time with a wakeboard used for water sports. He realised somebody was within the water and swam in direction of his youngster.

The lady's leg had been amputated by the boat's propeller, the sheriff's workplace stated.

She was taken to the lake's marina by her household the place first responders tried to assist her, however was later pronounced lifeless in hospital.

The incident stays underneath investigation, however the sheriff's workplace stated "impairment does not appear to be a factor".

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