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Tributes to schoolgirl from Hull after swimming tragedy on France trip

Tributes have been paid to a schoolgirl who died in a swimming accident on a school trip to France.

Jessica Lawson, 12, from Wolfreton School in Hull, was one of 24 students an activity resort near Meymac in the Massif Central region of the country.

An investigation has been launched into the circumstances of her death.

Her family said she was "the most beautiful and outgoing girl", while the school's headteacher said her death was a "dreadful shock".

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Family and friends mourn loss of 12-year-old Jessica

The family of a schoolgirl from East Yorkshire who died on a school trip abroad are in France today trying to bring her body home.

They say 12-year-old Jessica Lawson was "a beautiful loving and kind daughter" and they want "to get her back home to be remembered forever."

Jessica was with fellow pupils from Wolfreton School in west Hull when she died at an adventure centre in the Massif Central. It's being reported in France that she became trapped under an overturned pontoon.

At her school today her friends, including Sarina Leigh, have been paying their respects:

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