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Derry girl may have been electrocuted

Tia Nagurski - Fell from a tree near her home
Tia Nagurski - Fell from a tree near her home

An investigation is under way following the death of a six-year-old girl in Co Derry.

Tia Nagurski fell from a tree near her home in the Ballymagroarty area of the city at around 6.30pm yesterday evening.

She was rushed to Altnagelvin Hospital in a critical condition where she died a short time later.

It is believed she may have been electrocuted after touching overhead lines.

A local Sinn Féin councillor said that power lines are running through the branches of many trees in the area.

Northern Ireland Electricity says it is co-operating fully with the police investigation.