Rilee Beisler is being remembered this weekend through thousands of comments and posts across social media after her tragic passing in a home fire Wednesday evening.
Authorities say the 11-year-old girl died due to smoke inhalation after she entered her home in the 1100 block of Iowa Street in the Sun N Fun resort off Fruitville Road to rescue her two puppies. Beisler and her family had moved into their new home only six months ago.
Residents in the resort said they saw Rilee enter her home in search of the family s dogs, Luna and Dobby. However no witness saw Rilee escape the burning home. A family member of Rilee s confirmed on social media Thursday evening that her niece was attempting to save the animals.
UpdatedFri, May 7, 2021 at 11:51 am ET
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11-year-old Rilee Beisler died trying to rescue her dogs from a house fire at the Sun N Fun Resort Wednesday. (Shutterstock)
Updated: 11:45 a.m., Friday
SARASOTA, FL An 11-year-old girl died while trying to rescue her dogs from a house fire at the Sun N Fun Resort Wednesday, the Sarasota police shared in a news release on Facebook.
Police said they received multiple 911 calls around 5:45 p.m. when the fire broke out in two homes in the 1100 block of Iowa Street.
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Witnesses reported seeing a young girl, later identified as Rilee Beisler, enter one of the homes. Though bystanders tried to help, she never exited the home, police said.
Sarasota County Sheriffâs Office investigating mobile home fire Mobile home fire in Sarasota on May 5 (Source: Sarasota County Sheriff s Office) By Sierra McLean | May 5, 2021 at 8:37 PM EDT - Updated May 5 at 8:38 PM
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Sarasota County Sheriffâs Office is investigating a mobile home fire.
The fire happened around 7 p.m. at the Sun N Fun Resort on Fruitville Road.
The sheriffâs office is assisting the Sarasota County Fire Department with the fire, which resulted in two manufactured homes being destroyed.
The cause of the fire is not yet known and the investigating is ongoing.
The Sarasota County Sheriff s Office is investigating a fatal house fire at the Sun N Fun RV Resort Wednesday at approximately 5:45 p.m.
According to the Sheriff s Office, the fire destroyed two homes and caused the death of an 11-year-old girl from Sarasota.
Deputies received several 911 calls about a fire in the 1100 block of Iowa Street. Witnesses reported seeing a young female enter one of the homes and although bystanders tried to help but the girl never got out. According to witnesses, the child may have been attempting to save her dogs from the fire, the Sheriff s Office reported.