Officials Share Circumstances of Lake Macbride Drowning
Investigators say a teacher jumped in after a 10-year-old student slipped into the spillway, and a bystander’s rescue attempt also failed.
- On Friday, the Johnson County Sheriff's Office released findings regarding the September 22 drowning deaths of teacher Hannah Jorgensen and student Ahmed Osman at Lake Macbride State Park near the Coralville Reservoir.
- During a 5th grade School of the Wild trip from Borlaug Elementary, Jorgensen led 14 students on a hike ending near the Coralville Reservoir, where Osman stepped into water flowing down the spillway and slipped on rocks.
- Jorgensen immediately jumped into the water to rescue Osman, leaving her phone on the shore while instructing students to call 911; one student made the call while others alerted a nearby bystander.
- A bystander jumped into the water to assist but was unsuccessful; first responders recovered Jorgensen's body on September 22 and Osman's body the following day.
- Authorities interviewed the remaining 13 students as part of the ongoing investigation while the bystander stayed at the scene with the children until first responders arrived to escort them back to school.
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A teacher has died after diving into the water to save a 10-year-old student during a school field trip at Lake McBride State Park in Iowa. The incident occurred on September 22, and the bodies of both students were found in the Coralville Reservoir area. Hannah Jorgensen, 24, a fifth-grade teacher at Borlaug Elementary School, was leading a group of 14 students in the School of the Wild program. The children stopped for a lunch break at noon on…
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New details about Lake Macbride drowning released
JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa -- The Johnson County Sheriff's Office has released new information regarding a teacher and student who drowned in September. The incident took place at Lake Macbride State Park near the Coralville Reservoir on Sept. 22. Johnson County deputies responded to a call just after noon involving two people in the water of [...]
Johnson County Sheriff provides update on Lake Macbride deaths
JOHNSON COUNTY (KWWL) — The Johnson County Sheriff's Office released new details surrounding the deaths of a teacher and student at Lake Macbride State Park near the Coralville Reservoir on Sept. 22.
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