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Abigail Taylor, a 6-year-old from Edina, Minnesota suffered from a horrific pool drain accident last year has died after suffering from her injuries for almost 9 months.

Family attorney Bob Bennett says Abigail Taylor’s parents were with her when she died Thursday evening at a Nebraska hospital.

Abigail was injured on June 29 when she sat on a pool drain and its powerful suction ripped out part of her intestinal tract. She had small bowel, liver and pancreas transplants at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in December but suffered complications.

The child’s injury led to federal legislation to make pools safer.

“The world’s less better off without Abigail Taylor,” Bennett said.