Girl, 2, dies after falling into pond on Christmas Day

Girl, 2, dies after falling into pond on Christmas Day

Joe Pinkstone

Sun, December 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM UTC

3 min read

Two-year-old Isobel — Isobel was playing with toys at the family’s home in Doncaster before she fell into the pond - Go Fund Me

A two-year-old girl has died after falling into a pond on Christmas Day.

The death of the toddler, who has been named as Isobel, was described as a “tragic accident” by her family, who said it was “the worst possible thing that could ever happen”.

The girl was playing with toys at the family’s home in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, on Dec 25 when she vanished from her family’s sight “for a moment”.

Her aunt, Abigail Maxwell, the sister of Isobel’s father, Aaron, said she then went into the garden and fell into the pond. Relatives attempted resuscitation until an ambulance arrived to take Isobel to the hospital, but she did not survive.

Police are understood to be treating the death as accidental and non-suspicious.

Isobel at Christmas — Isobel’s relatives tried to resuscitate the two-year-old, who was taken to hospital but did not survive - Facebook

“Our girls, two best friends, were surrounded by everyone playing with their new toys between the living room, kitchen and playroom,” Ms Maxwell wrote. “We couldn’t find her for a moment, and in that moment, she’s gone in the garden and fallen in the pond.

“A pond that had a temporary fence around it, in a garden she would never have accessed by herself. A tragic accident.

“We did CPR until the ambulances came. She was taken to hospital but sadly couldn’t be saved. My brother and Tamara’s little girl. A very loved granddaughter. Our baby niece. My little girl’s bestest friend. There are just no words, and nobody deserves this, and anyone who knows them will agree, especially not them.

“All of us are absolutely heartbroken. 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.”

Isobel and her parents — Isobel’s parents, Tamara and Aaron, described their daughter as a ‘magic girl’ who was full of adventure

Tamara Wallace, Isobel’s mother, who is 25 weeks pregnant with a baby boy, said: “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 generosity has been outstanding. We are very much keeping each other close and being suffocated with love, which is absolutely what we need.”

She added that Isobel should be remembered as a “magic girl” who was full of adventure and had fire in her soul, and said: “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.”

The fundraiser will help create a “special place where her magical personality can be remembered” in a fairy garden and assist with funeral costs, counselling and other expenses. It has raised more than £16,000.

Yorkshire Ambulance Service was approached for comment.

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