Houston hotel drowning: Multiple violations found at DoubleTree by Hilton pool where 8-year-old died after being pulled into pipe

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation continues into the drowning of an 8-year-old girl who was pulled into a malfunctioning pipe at a hotel pool over the weekend in northwest Houston.

The video above is from a previous report.

On Monday, the child’s family identified her as 8-year-old Aliyah Lynette Jaico.

Aliyah was reported missing on Saturday at about 6 p.m. after she was last seen at the lazy river-style swimming pool at DoubleTree by Hilton.

Her family searched the area, including the pool, but she was nowhere to be found, according to Tim Miller, founder of Texas EquuSearch.

Texas EquuSearch added that investigators reviewed security video and saw Aliyah enter the water, but never came up.

Miller said they attached cameras from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to the end of long poles and drained the pool so they could check the pipes.

Investigators say the 8-year-old was pulled 20 feet into a pipe that was about 16 inches in diameter and located her.

It took the Houston Fire Department and the rest of the team about 13 hours to break through and recover her body.

Officials said the new piping appeared to be malfunctioning because it was supposed to be pushing water out, and instead, it was pulling water in.

The hotel declined ABC13’s request for comment but said that the pool was temporarily closed.

13 Investigates found the Houston Health Department’s reports from Monday’s inspection, which identified multiple violations.

“Main drain document was provided and still valid. However small pool has 32-inch channel drains on the walls, without a valid document stating their function, date of installation and date of expiration. A full inspection was conducted, multiple violations were observed. Video footage is available, however manager stated that the footage is being reviewed by legal, and we would have to wait to receive a copy,” part of Monday’s report read.

ORIGINAL REPORT: Questions arise over responsibility in death of 8-year-old girl found in pool pipe at Houston hotel