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| British teenager dies during school trip to New York | British teenager dies during school trip to New York |
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| Anastasia Uglow, 17, of Bristol grammar school, was found unresponsive in her hotel room | Anastasia Uglow, 17, of Bristol grammar school, was found unresponsive in her hotel room |
| A 17-year-old British girl has died during a school trip to New York, the Foreign Office has confirmed. | A 17-year-old British girl has died during a school trip to New York, the Foreign Office has confirmed. |
| Anastasia Uglow was found unconscious and unresponsive on the morning of 19 December in her room at the Holiday Inn Express in Midtown, Manhattan, where the touring group was staying. | Anastasia Uglow was found unconscious and unresponsive on the morning of 19 December in her room at the Holiday Inn Express in Midtown, Manhattan, where the touring group was staying. |
| The sixth-form student from Bristol grammar school was taken to Mount Sinai hospital, where she was pronounced dead. | |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are talking with the US authorities and are providing support to the family.” | A Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are talking with the US authorities and are providing support to the family.” |
| A spokesman for the New York Police Department said: “The medical examiner will determine the exact cause of death and the investigation is ongoing.” | A spokesman for the New York Police Department said: “The medical examiner will determine the exact cause of death and the investigation is ongoing.” |
| It is understood there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and that the girl may have fallen ill during the trip. | It is understood there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and that the girl may have fallen ill during the trip. |
| The school’s headteacher, Jaideep Barot, said in a statement that everyone was devastated. | The school’s headteacher, Jaideep Barot, said in a statement that everyone was devastated. |
| “It is with great sadness that we can confirm the death in New York of one of our sixth-form pupils, which occurred on Thursday 19 December while they were on a school trip. We are all devastated by the news and our thoughts are with their family and friends during this extremely difficult time.” | “It is with great sadness that we can confirm the death in New York of one of our sixth-form pupils, which occurred on Thursday 19 December while they were on a school trip. We are all devastated by the news and our thoughts are with their family and friends during this extremely difficult time.” |
| He added: “We have opened a book of condolence and we will consider further remembrance with the family’s support in the new year.” | He added: “We have opened a book of condolence and we will consider further remembrance with the family’s support in the new year.” |
| Bristol grammar is a mixed, independent day school for pupils aged between four and 18. It was founded by royal charter issued by Henry VIII in 1532 and has about 1,300 students. It charges sixth-formers £5,014 a term to attend. | Bristol grammar is a mixed, independent day school for pupils aged between four and 18. It was founded by royal charter issued by Henry VIII in 1532 and has about 1,300 students. It charges sixth-formers £5,014 a term to attend. |