Police identify Mass. student who died after being pulled from pool at Conn. event venue

Police on Thursday identified the student who died after being pulled from a pool at High Meadow in Granby, Connecticut, on Wednesday: 14-year-old Emari Marshall-Woodard. Marshall-Woodard was an eighth-grade student from Springfield, Massachusetts. Granby police said they received a report of a drowning around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, and a Simsbury officer working a private detail at the venue helped with the response. The student was transported by ambulance to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead later that evening. The incident occurred as multiple school groups were at the venue for field trips, including Windham Middle School and Silas Deane Middle School in Wethersfield. The Springfield School District released a statement offering condolences and noting that counselors and support staff would assist students and staff in the coming days and weeks. High Meadow’s management said they were deeply saddened and would cooperate with authorities as the review continues. Granby police reported that ambulances from Granby, Windsor Locks, Simsbury, and Suffield assisted, and several students were visibly affected by the event.