Police identify student who died after being pulled from pool at Granby event venue
Police Thursday released the identity of the student who died after being pulled from a pool at High Meadow in Granby on Wednesday.
They said 14-year-old Emari Marshall-Woodard was taken to Connecticut Children’s, where he was pronounced dead.
Marshall-Woodard was an 8th-grade student in Springfield, Massachusetts, according to police.
Granby police said they received a report of a drowning around 2:30 p.m on Wednesday. According to police, a Simsbury officer was working a private detail at the High Meadow venue and helped the student.
The Springfield School District released a statement on Thursday.
“Our hearts are with the student’s family, friends, classmates, school staff, and all those whose lives have been touched by this unimaginable tragedy. Counselors and support staff are being made available to students and staff who may need assistance in the days and weeks ahead.”
High Meadow said in a statement they are “deeply saddened” by what happened:
This afternoon an eighth-grade boy on a field trip suffered a medical emergency in the pool and was taken by ambulance to the local hospital. Tragically, we learned that he passed away this evening.
While we do not have any further information at this time, and therefore are unable to provide additional details, all of us at High Meadow are deeply saddened, and are praying for his family, friends, and classmates.
In the meantime, we will continue to cooperate with the respective authorities in their review of the incident.
Multiple school districts were at the venue on Wednesday, including Windham Middle School and students from Silas Deane Middle School in Wethersfield.
Granby police said that multiple students were “overcome with emotions” after witnessing the incident, and ambulances from Granby, Windsor Locks, Simsbury, and Suffield assisted with the response.
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