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| Tributes paid to girl killed in horse riding accident | |
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| Tributes have been paid to the 13-year-old girl who was killed in a horse riding accident in County Londonderry. | |
| Hannah Wiley, from Artigarvan in County Tyrone, was taking part in a show jumping event at Eglinton Equestrian Centre. | Hannah Wiley, from Artigarvan in County Tyrone, was taking part in a show jumping event at Eglinton Equestrian Centre. |
| The accident happened on Friday evening. | The accident happened on Friday evening. |
| Hannah's principal at Strabane Academy, David Hampton, said she was a very special young girl who excelled both academically and on the sports field. | |
| "Hannah was extremely polite and well mannered and was a pleasure to have in our school. | |
| "She was an exceptional young girl, the whole school is extremely shocked by her death. | |
| "For something like this to happen is extremely sad. | |
| "Our thoughts are with Hannah's family." | |
| Model pupil | |
| Catherine Moore taught Hannah PE. She said there is a feeling of utter shock following the school girls death. | |
| "Hannah was a model pupil. This year she was captain of her hockey team. She was a natural choice as she was popular with her peers. | |
| "She was always such a happy child. She was a very gifted pupil who everyone loved. | |
| "Hannah had the makings of a head girl." | |
| "Every member of staff is in pieces. We are all devastated. | |
| "Our priority now is to think of our pupils," she said. | |
| "We have access to school councillors. We will have everything in place that is needed for those children in our care. | |
| The Reverend Mark Russell from Leckpatrick Presbyterian Church said the family was still trying to come to terms with the loss of their daughter. | The Reverend Mark Russell from Leckpatrick Presbyterian Church said the family was still trying to come to terms with the loss of their daughter. |
| "Nobody expects to experience the loss of their 13-year-old daughter," he said. | "Nobody expects to experience the loss of their 13-year-old daughter," he said. |
| "I have spent time with the family, who have found it very difficult. | "I have spent time with the family, who have found it very difficult. |
| "Hannah was a great child. A very quiet girl, so full of fun and energy and very committed to everything she was involved in. | "Hannah was a great child. A very quiet girl, so full of fun and energy and very committed to everything she was involved in. |
| "I have had so many phone calls from people in the community shocked by the news. | "I have had so many phone calls from people in the community shocked by the news. |
| "For those young people in her school especially, it has come as a big shock. | |
| "The family have been encouraged to hear so many people have thinking about them," he said. | |
| Derry City Council is taking the lead in investigating what happened. |