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The 6-year-old girl injured in an apparent playground accident earlier this week at S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy died Friday, according to Greeley police spokesman Sgt. Joe Tymkowych.
“Today we are heartbroken over the death of our S. Christa McAuliffe student,” Greeley-Evans School District 6 Superintendent Deirdre Pilch said in a statement. “Our deepest sympathies go out to the student’s family and all those in the community who are saddened by her passing.”
while playing on swings designed for disabled students. Somehow straps meant to hold students on the swing became wrapped around the girl’s neck.
Tymkowych said police are treating the incident as an accident and the school has removed the swings to do a safety assessment.
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