Overview

• Leah Harrison, a Year 6 pupil, died from traumatic asphyxiation after being swept away by a mudslide during a school trip on May 22, 2024.
• The mudslide occurred at Carlton Bank in the North York Moors during an instructor-led walk in misty, drizzly weather with a Met Office yellow warning in place.
• An inquest at Teesside Magistrates’ Court is reviewing the incident, with testimony from school staff, rescue workers, and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors.
• HSE investigators concluded that the centre’s risk assessments were suitable and that the mudslide was an unforeseeable natural hazard.
• Leah, described as a resilient and caring girl with dreams of playing football for England, was remembered by her family and community as deeply loved and missed.