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Teacher and student dead after school lake field trip
A teacher and 10-year-old student died during an Iowa elementary school field trip to a lake.
In brief
A teacher and 10-year-old student died during an Iowa elementary school field trip to a lake. A 24-year-old fifth-grade teacher and a 10-year-old student died after a school field trip to Lake Macbride in Iowa. Originally reported by Valleynewslive.
Bodies recovered from lake
A teacher and a 10-year-old student died after an elementary school field trip to a lake in Iowa.
Recovery timeline
The teacher’s body was found at 12:43 p.m. Tuesday at Lake Macbride State Park.
Student identified
The fifth grade Borlaug Elementary student was identified as Ahmed Osman of Iowa City.
Both bodies found at reservoir
Each victim was recovered from the Coralville Reservoir.
School field trip details
Fifth graders from Borlaug Elementary were on a School of the Wild field trip.
School district statement
The district shared a statement after both bodies were recovered: 'Hannah Jorgensen, a fifth-grade teacher at Borlaug Elementary, and Ahmed Osman, a fifth-grade student at Borlaug Elementary, lost their lives as a result of the accident. Hannah and Ahmed were deeply valued members of our school district community, and their loss is being felt throughout Borlaug and across our district.'
“Hannah Jorgensen, a fifth-grade teacher at Borlaug Elementary, and Ahmed Osman, a fifth-grade student at Borlaug Elementary, lost their lives as a result of the accident.”
The main idea
A 24-year-old fifth-grade teacher and a 10-year-old student died after a school field trip to Lake Macbride in Iowa.
