Investigation launched into schoolgirl's tragic mudslide death

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Tributes have been paid to the 10-year-old schoolgirl, who tragically died when the mudslide occurred during a period of heavy rain

An investigation has been launched after a 10-year-old schoolgirl was killed by a mudslide while on an instructor-led school trip. Leah Harrison, who was a pupil at Mount Pleasant School in Darlington, died on a school outing to the scenic spot of Carlton -in-Cleveland on Wednesday, May 22.

Denise McGuckin, managing director of Hartlepool Council, which operates Carlton Adventure, has confirmed that a probe is now ongoing following the incident. She said: "We can confirm that a tragic incident occurred during one of the Centre’s instructor-led outdoor education forest walks near to Carlton-in-Cleveland yesterday.

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