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Jenna Bush Hager Says She 'Lost One Child' at Her Daughter's Water Park Birthday Party: 'Absolute Panic'

The 'Today' host had a terrifying motherhood moment as her eldest child, Mila, turned 11.

The Today With Hoda and Jenna host announced she is "retiring" from both water parks and big birthday parties for her kids after a celebration for her daughter Mila went sideways. Bush Hager spilled the story on Monday's show, explaining how she brought 15 girls along to the American Dream mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey -- which doubles as an amusement park that includes roller coasters and water slides -- to celebrate Mila's 11th birthday over the weekend. On the day of the party, she instructed the kids to use a "partner system" to keep track of each other and set a deadline to reconvene at a designated meeting place at 2:15 p.m.

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