Heartbreaking tributes to Year 6 schoolgirl Leah Harrison killed in mudslide tragedy near Carlton Bank
AN 11-year-old girl has been named after she was killed in a mudslide tragedy while on a trip yesterday.
Leah Harrison tragically died after being caught in a mudslide at around 1.15pm in Carlton-in-Cleveland, near Middlesbrough.
Dozens of emergency service workers spent hours trying to save her life at the scene.
But North Yorkshire Police confirmed the Year 6 pupil had died yesterday evening.
Leah was confirmed as a student at Mount Pleasant Primary School in Darlington today.
No one else was injured in the incident as cops cordoned off the area, which sits on the edge of the North York Moors.
Heartfelt tributes have since been paid to the schoolgirl.
Nick Blackburn, chief executive of the Lingfield Education Trust, said: “Leah was a much-loved part of our school and our thoughts and prayers are with her family, friends, and the school staff.
“He added: ‘”We are all in a state of shock and we would ask that the privacy of the family and the school community is respected while we try to come to terms with what has happened.”
North Yorkshire Police said: “We can confirm that one person has sadly died as a result of the incident.
“Our thoughts are with their family and friends during this difficult time.”