New Hampshire Law Blog

A lawsuit was recently filed by the family of a little girl who was injured and killed in a flood while staying at a New Hampshire campground. The lawsuit has been filed against Amees Brooks Campground in Ashland. The family believes the campground staff could have taken preventative steps to ensure an accident such as this would not happen to visitors. A local personal injury attorney from the state of New Hampshire will be representing the family in the lawsuit which hopes to see justice served on behalf of a life suddenly taken.
 
Camp Visit Turns Deadly
 
The lawsuit was filed by a Rhode Island family who lost their seven-year-old daughter in a flash flood that hit the New Hampshire campgrounds in August 2008. The little girl suffered severe injuries as the result of the flood and soon after being taken to a local hospital was pronounced dead. The lawsuit has been filed against the owners of the campgrounds claiming they were negligent and holding them responsible for the little girl’s untimely death.
 
Kaitlyn Ferra was reportedly on vacation with her parents, plaintiffs Brandon and Donna Ferra, and her brother at Ames Brook Campground in Ashland for a late-summer camping trip. According to reports, heavy rains suddenly hit the campgrounds and caused two brooks to merge. The merge caused the area to quickly become flooded.
Although Brandon Ferra tried to rush his family to safety, water tore through their SUV. Everyone in the vehicle was reportedly instantly ejected,  except Kaitlyn. It was later announced that the little girl had been killed from drowning. The family states in the lawsuit that the owners of the campgrounds. Vernon and Barbara Marion, knew the campsite had a tendency to flood but failed to warn them or post signs about past floodings in the area. The lawsuit also claimed the owners did nothing to help them as they attempted to evacuate the site.