The parents of a British teenage girl are mourning the loss of their daughter after she suffered a sudden cardiac arrest during a trip to the cinema in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The victim was identified as Kasey-Lei Greene, who was at a movie theater on Sept. 4 when she suddenly collapsed. The teenage girl's father, Marc, said that his daughter was planning to have a sleepover with a friend.
British Teen Dies Inside Movie Theater
Kasey-Lei, who is a British teenager who moved from the United Kingdom to Abu Dhabi last year, said goodbye to her dad at around 5:30 p.m. and hugged him. But less than an hour later, Marc was notified of the incident by his daughter's friend using the victim's phone to contact him.
The friend told Marc that Kasey-Lei passed out while they were inside the cinema watching a movie. After the father heard this, he quickly went to his car and drove to where his daughter was to help her, according to People.
Read more: Heroic Florida Teenager Jumps Into Lake, Alongside Deputy, to Rescue 5-Year-Old Sister With Autism
He said that when he went to the scene, there was a defibrillator, and an ambulance crew was assisting the teenage girl. At that point, Marc screamed and held his passed-out daughter's hand, trying to see what he could do to help the situation.
Emergency personnel at the scene reportedly worked to save the 13-year-old girl for about two hours before they transported her to a local hospital. Marc said that his daughter apparently suffered a cardiac arrest, adding that she had previously experienced a "few issues."
A Sudden and Tragic Loss of Life
The teenage girl's mother, Manda, and brother, Kian, went home to the UK for their beloved Kasey-Lei's funeral on Oct. 3. There, attendees saw pink and black ribbons tied on the funeral procession route from Marc's mother's house in Erdington to Erdington Abbey in Sutton Road, the Birmingham Mail reported.
Before Kasey-Lei and her friend, Aria, went to the movies, she had the latter take a picture of her hugging her father, Marc. The dad later recalled this moment, saying that his daughter held him so tight as if she knew it was the last time that they would be together.
The teenage girl's family moved to Abu Dhabi to "try and give the kids a better life," after spending several holidays in the region over the past few years. Kasey-Lei's parents described their daughter as a "bubbly, very outgoing" girl who "really love(s) little kids," as per Mirror UK.
