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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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French journalist: The diving board collapsed and she didn't get out

French journalist, Julien Balidas, describes the accident in which a schoolgirl from Hull died in France.

12-year-old Jess Lawson, who has been named online by her family, was on a trip with classmates from Wolfreton School, near Hull when the incident, which is being described as a "swimming accident" happened:

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