Christmas Day tragedy as young girl drowns in pond at family home

1 Sep 2026 • 11:03 PM MYT
The Independent
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Christmas Day tragedy as young girl drowns in pond at family home

  • Two-year-old Isobel Abigail Maxwell tragically drowned in a garden pond at her family home in Doncaster on Christmas Day.
  • An inquest heard that she had been missing for just five minutes during a family gathering after a door was mistakenly left open.
  • Her father found her unresponsive in the partially fenced pond, and CPR was attempted by her mother and attending paramedics.
  • Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful, and the toddler was pronounced dead at Doncaster Royal Infirmary at 5.55pm.
  • South Yorkshire Police found no suspicious circumstances, and coroner Louise Slater recorded a conclusion of accidental death.

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