Tributes paid to ten-year-old schoolgirl who died in mudslide

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Leah Harrison, a student, was identified as the individual who tragically lost her life during the mudslide that took place in North Yorkshire on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, tragedy struck during a school trip to Carlton Bank on the outskirts of the North York Moors, resulting in the death of 10-year-old Leah from Darlington.

A group of 30 individuals who specialize in mountain rescue were tasked with a significant operation to rescue the individual, as the area was experiencing an intense rainfall. Unfortunately, despite their efforts, they were unable to save her.

On Thursday, her relatives issued a declaration describing her as a jolly young lady who aspired to represent the Lionesses in the future.

According to the report, Leah Harrison was described as a cheerful, lively and carefree young girl who always had a radiant smile on her face, a hilarious laugh and an amusing sense of humor. She will always be remembered and her ambition of playing for the Lionesses will be achieved. May she fly high and rest peacefully in heaven.

The Lingfield Education Trust has reported that a student in Year 6 attends Mount Pleasant Primary School located in Darlington.

The head of the trust that governs the school, Nick Blackburn, expressed his deep sadness over the incident, stating that they are still in the process of gathering all the information surrounding the tragic event.

We deeply cared for Leah who was an important member of our school community. Our hearts and minds go out to her loved ones, buddies, and the faculty.

Pupils and staff within the school are being given the opportunity to participate in counselling sessions.

We are all very surprised and would like to request that everyone gives the family and the school community their space to deal with this event.

Leah's family has posted on Facebook indicating that they intend to have a "balloon release" event at a nearby field on Monday at 4pm.

Specially trained officers are providing assistance to them.

The Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team had a call for help during the early afternoon regarding a mudslide in the area of Carlton Bank that is located above the village of Carlton-in-Cleveland, which is situated at the border of the North York Moors National Park. The state required their volunteers' assistance.

At approximately 1.15pm, an occurrence took place where one individual sadly passed away; this information was later verified by North Yorkshire Police.

The police department reported that there were no further physical harm to anyone present and advised the community to refrain from entering that particular location.

According to the Met Office, the region received an amount of rainfall that is almost equivalent to the entire month's average within the last day. In fact, 41.6mm of precipitation was documented in Loftus, a town situated 20 miles from here, within the last 24 hours.

According to Simon Partridge, who works for the Met Office as a forecaster, the usual amount of rainfall in North Yorkshire for the month of May is 57.5mm. However, they have received almost the same amount of rain in just one day.

Rainfall is expected to persist in some areas of the United Kingdom as yellow and amber advisories for precipitation are still active on Thursday.