England Lionesses to pay tribute to 'happy-go-lucky' girl, 10, who was killed in a mudslide on a school trip when they play France on Friday By Frankie Elliott For Mailonline Published: 15:14 EDT, 29 May 2024 | Updated: 20:36 EDT, 29 May 2024 e-mail View comments England's Lionesses will pay tribute to a 'happy-go-lucky' girl who was tragically killed in a mudslide on a school trip when they play France on Friday. Leah Harrison, 10, was killed while on an educational forest walk at Carlton Bank on Wednesday, May 22, just days after finishing her SAT exams. Following the tragic incident, North Yorkshire Police and a Health and Safety executive announced it would carry out a joint investigation into her death.
According to Leah's family member Melissa Mullen, the youngster had always dreamed of playing for the Lionesses. In recognition of this, fans attending St. James' Park for England's UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 qualifier against France this weekend have been asked by the FA to come together in the 10th minute to honour the schoolgirl's life.
Leah Harrison, 10, (pictured) from Darlington was tragically killed in a mudslide while on a school trip on May 22 England's Lionesses will pay tribute to the 'happy-go-lucky' schoolgirl during their UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 qualifier against France Fans attending the game at St. James' Park, Newcastle, have been asked to come together in the 10th minute in recognition of Leah's life A spokesperson for the FA said: 'The FA, Lionesses play.
