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The person killed in the mudslide in North Yorkshire on Wednesday has been named as schoolgirl Leah Harrison. Thirty mountain rescuers were among the huge emergency services response on Wednesday after the “much loved” ten-year-old died. In a statement released on Thursday, her family described her as a “happy” girl who dreamed of playing for the Lionesses.

The statement read: “Leah Harrison, the happy, bubbly, go-lucky little girl. The beautiful smile, the giddy laugh, the silly jokes. You will never ever be forgotten baby girl.



You will achieve you dream and become a player for the Lionesses. Spread those wings. May you rest in paradise.

” Lingfield Education Trust said she was a Year 6 pupil at Mount Pleasant Primary School in Darlington . Chief executive of the school’s trust Nick Blackburn said: “The full details are still emerging but this is clearly a heart-breaking tragedy. “Leah was a much-loved part of our school and our thoughts and prayers are with her family, friends, and the school staff.

“Counselling is being arranged within the school for pupils and staff. “We are all in a state of shock and we would ask that the privacy of the family and the school community is respected while we try to come to terms with what has happened.” Shared on Facebook, Leah’s family statement adds there are plans for a “balloon release” in a local field at 4pm on Monday.

They are being supported by specially-trained officers. Cleveland Mountain Rescue Tea.

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