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After 6-Year-Old Girl Dies on Field Trip, Family Struggles with Unanswered Questions
The incident occurred during a field trip when the child was reported missing and later found unresponsive in a pool, prompting an ongoing investigation by school officials.
- On Wednesday, a six-year-old student, Victoria King of McGarity Elementary School, died after being found unresponsive in a pool during a field trip at Carlton Farms in Rockmart.
- A staff member on the field trip reported the child missing around noon during the visit to Carlton Farms, and the family says the pool was not part of the trip and was left accessible.
- Polk County asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to assist, and the student was pronounced dead Wednesday at Atrium Floyd Medical Center after transport.
- Principal Jamesa Hodge told the community that McGarity Elementary School and the school district will provide counseling and bereavement support, offering condolences to family and friends.
- On Oct. 10, Carlton Farms posted that staff were devastated and activities are postponed, while King's family released a statement on Sunday including photos of Victoria.
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Tragedy Strikes Georgia: 6-Year-Old Drowns On School Field Trip
A community is grieving after a six-year-old girl tragically drowned in a swimming pool while on a school field trip in Rockmart, Georgia, on Wednesday. An investigation has been launched into the circumstances surrounding the death of the young student from McGarity Elementary School. The child, who has not been publicly identified, was reported missing […] Tragedy Strikes Georgia: 6-Year-Old Drowns On School Field Trip
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