Girl, 2, Dies After Falling in Pond During Family Christmas Gathering: ‘The Worst Possible Thing That Could Ever Happen’

A 2-year-old girl died after she fell into a pond during a family Christmas gathering.

Isobel Wallace died on Christmas Day on Thursday, Dec. 25, her aunt, Abigail Maxwell, wrote in a GoFundMe page, which has been set up to help the child’s parents, Tamara and Aaron, cover funeral expenses and create a memorial fairy garden for their late daughter.

Maxwell said Isobel wandered away from the family’s Christmas celebrations in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, and fell into the pond in a nearby garden just moments later.

“It is extremely hard for me to try and communicate this and go over this living nightmare of our innocent darling girl [being] taken from us,” Maxwell wrote. “… We couldn’t find her for a moment and in that moment, she’s gone in the garden and fell in the pond.”

Isobel was described by her aunt as “the happiest, smiliest, most adventurous and curious little girl.”

The family member said the pond where the child died had “a temporary fence around it, in a garden she would never have accessed by herself.” (Isobel’s family was staying at the house while their “forever home” was in the middle of renovations, the aunt explained.)

After the fall, Maxwell said the family performed CPR on Isobel until an ambulance arrived. The 2-year-old was then taken to a nearby hospital, but the family member said Isobel “sadly couldn’t be saved.”

“Aaron, Tamara, the whole family and everyone who knows of Isobel … all of us are absolutely heartbroken,” Maxwell wrote in the GoFundMe page. “As you can imagine, this is the worst possible thing that could ever happen to parents, to lose their baby.”

“She was so happy, so loved and they were the best parents who gave her the most wonderful life,” the aunt continued.

On Dec. 28, Tamara shared a social media tribute for her late daughter, thanking their local community for their support and for showing “no [judgment] for the tragic accident.”

“Everyone who knows Isobel and us knows how gifted she was and that she lived more in her two years than some children did in a lifetime,” the mom wrote on Facebook. “We also want people to remember Isobel for the magic girl she was and the adventure and fire she had in her soul and how much light she brought, not for her sad passing.”

“We will raise her baby brother the same way and he will know he has a sister and that she is and will continue to be amazing,” Tamara added. “… She will be Mummy and daddy’s Christmas angel she will ALWAYS be [a part] of us.”

A 2-year-old girl died after she fell into a pond during a family Christmas gathering.

Isobel Wallace died on Christmas Day on Thursday, Dec. 25, her aunt, Abigail Maxwell, wrote in a GoFundMe page, which has been set up to help the child’s parents, Tamara and Aaron, cover funeral expenses and create a memorial fairy garden for their late daughter.

Maxwell said Isobel wandered away from the family’s Christmas celebrations in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, and fell into the pond in a nearby garden just moments later.

“It is extremely hard for me to try and communicate this and go over this living nightmare of our innocent darling girl [being] taken from us,” Maxwell wrote. “… We couldn’t find her for a moment and in that moment, she’s gone in the garden and fell in the pond.”

Isobel was described by her aunt as “the happiest, smiliest, most adventurous and curious little girl.”

The family member said the pond where the child died had “a temporary fence around it, in a garden she would never have accessed by herself.” (Isobel’s family was staying at the house while their “forever home” was in the middle of renovations, the aunt explained.)

After the fall, Maxwell said the family performed CPR on Isobel until an ambulance arrived. The 2-year-old was then taken to a nearby hospital, but the family member said Isobel “sadly couldn’t be saved.”

“Aaron, Tamara, the whole family and everyone who knows of Isobel … all of us are absolutely heartbroken,” Maxwell wrote in the GoFundMe page. “As you can imagine, this is the worst possible thing that could ever happen to parents, to lose their baby.”

“She was so happy, so loved and they were the best parents who gave her the most wonderful life,” the aunt continued.

On Dec. 28, Tamara shared a social media tribute for her late daughter, thanking their local community for their support and for showing “no [judgment] for the tragic accident.”

“Everyone who knows Isobel and us knows how gifted she was and that she lived more in her two years than some children did in a lifetime,” the mom wrote on Facebook. “We also want people to remember Isobel for the magic girl she was and the adventure and fire she had in her soul and how much light she brought, not for her sad passing.”

“We will raise her baby brother the same way and he will know he has a sister and that she is and will continue to be amazing,” Tamara added. “… She will be Mummy and daddy’s Christmas angel she will ALWAYS be [a part] of us.”