An eyewitness described extremely crowded conditions at the Boardwalk at Hersheypark Thursday and saw the emergency response.

Hersheypark officials say a 9-year-old child died after becoming distressed in the wave pool at Hershey Park's The Boardwalk water park on Thursday.

Lifeguards noticed that the girl was in distress and tried to rescue her, according to the park, which said that the pool remained closed on Friday.