A 15-year-old high school student in Indiana drowned in the middle of gym class this week despite both a lifeguard and instructor being present.set up to cover funeral expenses, which lamented that “the community will never know the enormity of this loss of this special angel.”
It was not clear how long she remained underwater before being pulled out, but Patrick Spray, superintendent at Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation, said at a Wednesday press conference that a lifeguard and instructor were on the pool deck at the time. “Despite the efforts of our staff and emergency responders, the student has passed away,” the school district said in a statement. “The specific cause and circumstances surrounding this tragedy are not yet known, and a thorough investigation will take place.”
Her death has left classmates at the high school reeling and the community grappling with how such a tragedy could occur while she was under supervision.that she had been in the pool right before the incident.