Overview
- A student on an eighth-grade field trip to High Meadow Day Camp in Granby, Connecticut, was pulled from a pool and later died after being taken to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center on Wednesday.
- Granby police identified the student on Thursday as 14-year-old Emari Marshall-Woodard of Springfield, Massachusetts.
- A Simsbury police officer working a private detail and a nurse in the crowd provided immediate aid at the scene and ambulances from Granby and nearby towns assisted during the response.
- Springfield Public Schools and High Meadow Day Camp issued condolences, said they are cooperating with investigators, and arranged counseling and support for students and staff.
- Officials have released limited details about the cause and the ongoing review, and the camp — which has hosted school groups for decades — says it will continue to work with authorities as they examine the incident.