Girl, 7, drowned in pond after getting away from childminder through gap in fence

Nyla May Bradshaw was pulled from a pond on Owston Golf Course, north of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, on March 30

A seven-year-old autistic girl was found lifeless in a pond after she vanished during a day out with a childminder, an inquest has heard.

Nyla May Bradshaw was pulled from a pond on Owston Golf Course, north of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, on March 30.

She was rushed to Doncaster Royal Infirmary, but doctors were unable to revive her.

The youngster had complex needs and attended a specialist school where she required one-to-one supervision at all times.

Coroner’s officer Jane McDonnell told an inquest opening in the city on Thursday that Nyla wa...