Woman, 10-Year-Old Boy Die During School Trip to Iowa State Park
- On Tuesday, 24-year-old teacher Hannah Jorgensen and 10-year-old student Ahmed Osman died after drowning during a Borlaug Elementary School field trip at Lake Macbride State Park in Iowa.
- The incident occurred at the Coralville Reservoir spillway during a fifth-grade School of the Wild field trip, an outdoor education program offering hands-on nature experiences through the University of Iowa's College of Education.
- Deputies responded at 12:10 p.m. Tuesday after receiving a report of people in the water. First responders recovered Jorgensen shortly after, while crews searched through the night for Osman, whose body was located Wednesday afternoon.
- The Iowa City Community School District canceled all School of the Wild field trips for the foreseeable future and postponed its Tuesday school board meeting to provide support to students and staff affected by the deaths.
- Borlaug Elementary School officials thanked the community for their support in a Facebook post, stating that Hannah and Ahmed's loss is being felt deeply throughout the district and across their families.
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The Independent (US)5th-grade teacher and student drown in Iowa lake while on field trip
The Iowa City Community School District has canceled all School of the Wild field trips, operated through the University of Iowa’s College of Education, for the foreseeable future amid the drownings
Iowa City Vigil for Ahmed Osman
The Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County organized a vigil on Thursday evening to celebrate the life of Ahmed Osman, a fifth-grade student who died after an accident during a Borlaug Elementary School field trip at Lake Macbride earlier this week. Around 200 Iowa City residents gathered at the Pheasant Ridge Neighborhood center in west Iowa...
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