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A 10-year-old schoolgirl was swept off her feet by a mudslide which carried her 20ft down the stream she was crossing. Year 6 pupil Leah Harrison, from Darlington, was on an instructor-led walk at ...

Leah Harrison was on an outdoor adventure at Carlton Bank near Carlton-in-Cleveland (Owen Humphreys/PA) A 10-year-old girl suffocated on a school trip after a mudslide swept her off her feet and ...