OREM, Utah — Tragedy struck the Orem community, home to Canyon View Junior High School, when a student died Wednesday after committing suicide while on a class field trip .

In the aftermath of the traumatic experience, the Alpine School District has arranged for counselors to be available for students who were witnesses to their classmate shooting themselves at South Fork Park in Provo Canyon.

“Typically, when people are exposed to traumatic experiences, they will experience increased fear, being on edge. They may have nightmares, flashbacks — all kinds of things like this can happen,” said University of Utah child psychiatrist Eric Monson.

Orem student dies from self-inflicted gunshot while on field trip: Student shoots self on field trip

Monson shared how important it is for p

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