Houston police investigate death of girl, 8, found in hotel pipe after swimming

Mother of Aliyah Jaico files lawsuit after child’s death ruled accidental drowning and mechanical asphyxia

Police in Houston are investigating the death of an eight-year-old girl whose body was found inside a large pipe for a lazy river at a Houston hotel where she had been swimming with her family.

Aliyah Jaico’s death on Saturday was ruled an accidental drowning by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. It said she died from drowning and mechanical asphyxia, when an object or physical force stops someone from breathing. Her autopsy report is pending.