This is truly terrifying. The family of little Aliyah Jaico is suing Hilton and Unique Crowne Hospitality after the 8-year-old was reportedly killed in a Texas hotel’s pool.
And if the suit is accurate, it’s something that could happen again, the way the pool is set up! In Monday’s filing, Daniela Jaico says her family got a room at Houston’s DoubleTree by Hilton “to enjoy a day of swimming.” But around 4:50 p.m.
her daughter Aliyah “suddenly disappeared.” Daniela says she demanded to see the hotel’s surveillance footage but was told “police would have to be present.” Only after she reported the child missing and got authorities on the premises was she “finally granted access to view the security footage.” That was about an hour later.
The footage, says the lawsuit, showed the little girl swimming in the “lazy river” pool — then she suddenly went under and never resurfaced.
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