A girl has died after being caught in a mudslide while in North Yorkshire.

Leah Harrison, a Year 6 pupil at Mount Pleasant Primary School in Darlington, was killed in an incident on Wednesday afternoon.

Police said they were called to the mudslide in Carlton-in-Cleveland at 13:15 BST. No other injuries were reported.

Chief executive of Leah’s school, Nick Blackburn, said she was “much-loved” and it was a “heartbreaking tragedy”.

In a statement, he said the full details were “still emerging”.

Mr Blackburn said: “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.”

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