Baby girl dies after falling ill at caravan park in Scotland
Baby girl was rushed to hospital in early hours of Sunday
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Your support makes all the difference.A one-year-old baby girl has died after falling ill at a holiday park in Scotland.
The baby was rushed to hospital in the early hours of Sunday after becoming unwell at Haven’s Craig Tara caravan park in Ayrshire.
She was taken to the University Hospital Ayr, where she died a short time later.
Police Scotland said it is treating her death as unexplained and enquiries are ongoing.
A spokesperson for the force said: “Police received a report of a one-year-old baby girl having taken unwell at an address in the Dunure Road area of Ayr around 5.50am on Sunday.
“The baby was taken to University Hospital Ayr where she died a short time later.
“The death is being treated as unexplained and enquiries are ongoing.”
A spokesperson from Haven said they are “deeply saddened” by the news.
They said: “Our thoughts are firmly with the family and all those affected at this very difficult time.
“Haven is supporting the authorities with their investigations, and as this is now a police matter, we are unable to comment further.”
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