ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A Paulding County elementary school student died Wednesday during a field trip to a farm in neighboring Polk County, according to the school’s principal.

The student attended McGarity Elementary School in Hiram, and died while on a class field trip to Carlton Farms in Rockmart, Principal Jamesa Hodge said in a letter to parents.

“Our hearts are with the student’s family and loved ones,” Hodge wrote. “As our school community processes this tragedy, we will offer counseling and bereavement support services to all students and staff.”

Polk County police said earlier Wednesday that they were investigating the death of a girl at Carlton Farms.

Police said they responded to the farm around 12:15 p.m. They said the girl was unresponsive and not breathing.

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