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An 8-year-old girl died after suffering a "medical episode" at her school in Ferndale, Wales, according to South Wales Police
The girl was identified by her family as 8-year-old Olivia-Grace Huxter, who they said had overcome “open heart surgery and pneumonia” against the odds when she was 5
Authorities said that there are “no suspicious circumstances” tied to her death and that an “investigation on behalf of the coroner is now underway"
An 8-year-old girl who once beat the odds after surviving open heart surgery and pneumonia has passed away in Wales.
South Wales Police shared in a statement to PEOPLE that “emergency services were called to Penrhys Primary School in Ferndale” just after 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8, after they received reports of a “medical episode.” The