Teacher and pupil die after rescue attempt at Iowa lake
A teacher died after jumping into Lake Macbride in Iowa to try to save a 10-year-old pupil who had fallen into the water during a school trip. The pupil also died, and the incident has been described by his father as an act of heroism by the teacher.
Hannah Jorgensen, 24, was accompanying 14 children from Borlaug Elementary on 22 September when Ahmed Osman slipped on rocks near a spillway. She told the other pupils to call 911; one used her phone while another sought help from a bystander, who also entered the water but could not rescue them. Jorgensen’s body was recovered that afternoon, while Osman’s was found the following day; the investigation is ongoing.
In short
- Teacher died trying to save a pupil who fell into an Iowa lake.
- The 10-year-old pupil was found the next day.
- Classmates called 911 and sought help from a bystander.
Explained simply
Lake Macbride is a reservoir in eastern Iowa, a state in the central United States. Its spillway is a structure that lets excess water flow out, and the rocks around it can be slippery.
Borlaug Elementary is a primary school in Iowa, and school trips take pupils away from the classroom with staff supervising them. In this case, teacher Hannah Jorgensen was with a group of children when Ahmed Osman, aged 10, fell into the water.
The incident has drawn attention to the risks of entering water to attempt a rescue, as well as the responsibilities of adults supervising children near waterways. Osman’s father has described Jorgensen’s actions as heroic.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Group of schoolkids used teacher’s phone to frantically call 911 while she jumped into lake to help drowning classmate, 10, before they both drowned”.