PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — Police have released the 911 call from the go-kart accident Saturday that killed a 6-year-old Fort Pierce girl.
The incident happened Saturday, December 6, a few minutes before 9 p.m. at Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park, 9020 South U.S. Highway 1 in Port St. Lucie.
It’s the holiday season and now instead of getting ready to enjoy Christmas, a couple is dealing with the loss of their 6-year-old daughter following an accident at the indoor amusement park last Saturday.
Emma Riddle, 6, Ft. Pierce. (Courtesy Steve Riddle, Emma’s father)
For the first time, we’re hearing the 911 call from the incident.
Dispatcher: “Fire-Rescue. What’s the address of your emergency?” Caller: “9020 South U.S. Highway 1.”
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That’s the Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park.
Emma Riddle, 6, was there on Saturday night celebrating her sister’s birthday.
Then there was some sort of mishap involving a go-kart.
Dispatcher: “All right. What’s going on there?”
Caller: “Yes, I’m sorry, they were in a go-kart accident. Someone hit them from behind. A little girl, I don’t know if she’s throwing up blood or if it’s coming from her nose, down her throat. She’s not talking to Mom. She’s just breathing. She’s breathing. She’s here, she’s okay, I just, I think we need medics like right away.”
The caller does not identify herself during the call. But the caller appears to be a woman, perhaps a guest or employee at the indoor amusement park.
Caller: “It’s okay sweetheart. Remember stay calm, I got you all right?”
It’s not clear exactly how the go-kart crash happened.
Emma was airlifted to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce.
She passed away the following day, on Sunday.
We visited the community where Emma’s parents live.
“I don’t believe it. I haven’t stopped crying. Emma, sweetest little girl. Passed by every day, waved at the window at our leasing office. We interacted every single day. Not to see her riding her scooter, walking her puppy, it’s just, I can’t even tell you,” said Jackie McConnell, property manager at Oleander Oaks, a rental community of single family homes.
“Every time I seen that little girl, I would always say she’s just so beautiful. She would melt my heart, and she was so sweet. And it just breaks my heart to hear that she’s no longer here with us,” said Bryania Beauford, a neighbor.
Emma’s father did not want to speak on camera.
But he said off-camera quote: “We’re grief stricken.”
They’re now getting ready for a memorial service set for this weekend in Emma’s honor.
It will be held Saturday morning at 10 at Calvary Port St. Lucie, 5555 NW St. James Drive.
Port St. Lucie Police and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are investigating the accident.
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