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Aakanksha Surve

Dublin schoolgirl who was in ICU after freak accident in Spain dies

A Dublin schoolgirl who was in ICU following a horror fall in Spain has died.

The teen was understood to have suffered the five-metre fall while sitting on a wall in the city of Granada.

The incident happened near the tourist attraction Fuente del Avellano (Avellano fountain) at around 10pm on March 19.

Emergency services rushed to the scene before taking the girl to the city's hospital where she is currently still in ICU according to local reports.

Spanish authorities said that the girl was a secondary school student in Dublin with police launching an investigation into the freak accident.

A spokeswoman for the Department of Foreign Affairs said: "We are aware of the case and providing consular assistance.”

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