DoubleTree hotel death: Lawsuit filed against Houston hotel after missing girl was found in pipe
Lawsuit filed against hotel for child's death
The family of 8-year-old Aliyah Jaico has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the hotel property after the young girl tragically died after being sucked into a pipe in the pool. FOX 26's Sherman Desselle has the details of the lawsuit and the recent inspection of the property.
HOUSTON - A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a Houston hotel following the tragic discovery of a missing 8-year-old girl in the pool area at the DoubleTree by Hilton Houston Brookhollow.
According to the lawsuit, the family rented a room to enjoy a day of swimming with her family when 8-year-old Aliyah Lynette Jaico, who family members said loved to swim, was "violently sucked into a 12 to 16 inch unsecured open gap in the swimming pool flow system of the hotel’s lazy river."
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The lawsuit stated that around 4:50 p.m. on Saturday, Aliyah was swimming with her family when she suddenly disappeared in the lazy river.
Aliyah's mother was said to be frantically looking for her child when at 5:20 p.m., the mother requested the hotel management look at the video surveillance footage.
The lawsuit states that hotel management denied her request and explained that police would have to be present to view video surveillance.
Then by around 5:45 p.m., the lawsuit stated the mother called 911 and reported Aliyah missing.
A major search, which included Tim Miller of Texas Equusearch and the police, was finally granted access to view the security footage where it was discovered that Aliyah went underwater and never emerged, the lawsuit stated.
A team was then put together to drain the pool and video cameras were attached to 20-foot poles to inspect the pipes when her body was discovered wedged in the pipes of the malfunctioning pool equipment, the lawsuit said.
You can read the full lawsuit below or by clicking here.