A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl and her stepdad were killed after she was electrocuted in the shower and he desperately tried to save her, French cops have said.

Police launched an investigation into the mystery deaths as initial reports claim no electrical home appliances were involved in the tragedy.

2 The young girl's mum, the only one of the trio who survived after being electrocuted, was rushed to a hospital in Royan, south west France, with severe burns to her hands Credit: Google Maps

The shocking incident unfolded after the stepdad and mother heard screams coming from the upstairs bathroom.

They rushed inside to find water on the floor, a burned shower head and the youngster lying in the bathtub, France's 20 Minutes reports.

Her panicked stepdad, 32, tried to pull her out of the tub to safety but as soon as he touched her he was fatally electrocuted.

The girl's horrified mum, 29, then badly burned her hands as she tried catch him.

Despite her injuries she managed to turn off the power before trying to revive the pair, but sadly could not save them.

The mother took the initiative to cut off the power before trying to in vain to save her daughter and partner. A Source told LCI

She was later taken to hospital in Royan, south west France, for her injuries.

Cops in La Tremblade, on the west coast, have been left baffled by the horrifying accident, which happened at around 7pm last night.

Investigators have suggested the electrocutions could be linked to construction work being done in the home.

A source close to the case told LCI: "There seems to be multiple outlets near the shower.

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"There was water on the floor. The mother's companion was the first to intervene.

"The mother took the initiative to cut off the power before trying, in vain, to save her daughter and partner."

Autopsies will be carried out on both bodies today after they were moved to the nearby city Poitiers.

2 French police in La Tremblade, on France's south west coast, have launched an investigation into the mysterious deaths Credit: Alamy

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