# Teacher and student die on Iowa nature reserve field trip

> A fifth-grade teacher and her student died in the Coralville Reservoir during a field trip to a nature reserve near Iowa City on Tuesday.
- Title: Teacher and student die on Iowa nature reserve field trip
- Summary: A fifth-grade teacher and her student died in the Coralville Reservoir during a field trip to a nature reserve near Iowa City on Tuesday. Hannah Jorgensen, a…
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- Source: ABC News — https://abcnews.com/US/5th-grade-teacher-student-killed-field-trip-iowa/story?id=136716231
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- Topics: hannah jorgensen, ahmed osman, borlaug elementary school, coralville, iowa city, macbride nature recreation area, coralville reservoir, field trip death, iowa city community school district, johnson county sheriff's office, news
## Teacher and student found in reservoir
Hannah Jorgensen, twenty-four, a fifth-grade teacher at Borlaug Elementary School in Coralville, and Ahmed Osman, ten, died during a field trip to MacBride Nature Recreation Area on Tuesday.
## Emergency call near spillway
The Johnson County Sheriff's Office received a call around noon reporting two persons in the water near the Coralville Reservoir spillway at the nature reserve, roughly eight and a half miles north of Iowa City.
## Bodies recovered from reservoir
The bodies of Jorgensen and Osman were found in the reservoir. Jorgensen's body was discovered Tuesday and Osman's the next day, investigators said.
## Circumstances still under investigation
The circumstances behind their deaths during the trip are still under investigation, according to the Johnson County Sheriff's Office. No cause has been determined.
## School district mourns loss
The Iowa City Community School District said Hannah and Ahmed were deeply valued members of the community. Counselors will be on hand to help the school community through the difficult time ahead.

> Hannah and Ahmed were deeply valued members of our school district community, and their loss is being felt throughout Borlaug and across our district.
## Governor offers condolences
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds offered her condolences and support to the school community as the investigation continues. She said Iowans across the state are standing with them.

> This unimaginable loss touches the entire Borlaug Elementary community and Iowa City School District.
## Key takeaway

Hannah Jorgensen, a twenty-four-year-old fifth-grade teacher, and Ahmed Osman, ten, died in the Coralville Reservoir during a field trip to MacBride Nature Recreation Area on Tuesday. The circumstances remain under investigation.