A 10-year-old girl has died after her hair got caught in the drainage system of the family’s swimming pool in Brazil.

Laise Pegorini Franzen died in hospital after suffering cardiac arrest at her home in the neighbourhood of Sao Cristovao in the town of Faxinal dos Guedes in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina on 9th November.

She lived at home with her parents and two brothers.

According to reports, the victim’s hair became caught in the pool drainage system and she was trapped underwater for a long period of time.

The news site G1 said family members rushed the girl to Hospital Sao Cristovao while she was in a state of cardiac arrest, however doctors were unable to revive the youngster.

An investigation was opened by the police who are currently treating the girl’s death as accidental.

She was buried in the Xanxere Municipal Cemetery on the morning of 10th November.

The girl’s school, the Colegio Integracao in the town of Xanxere, said on Facebook after her death: “We can’t find the words at this moment to express the pain at losing such a beloved little one, our little Laise.

“May God comfort the hearts of her parents and brothers. We will miss her every day at our school. Her smile, her way of being that enchanted everyone. You will remain in our hearts forever.”

The investigation is ongoing.