Youth event turns tragic as 13-year-old falls through attic and dies

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McDonald was with other children when she fell 25 feet and was found dead at the scene, according to KRDO.

A 13-year-old girl has died after falling through an attic floor during a youth event in Pueblo, Colorado, according to multiple reports.

Joeylin Kenley McDonald was attending a youth kickback event at the Rocky Mountain SER (RMSER) after-school Head Start program when the incident occurred. Police responded to the scene around 7 p.m. on Friday, April 18, ABC affiliate KRDO and Fox affiliate KXRM-TV reported. McDonald reportedly fell 25 feet and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her family, including her parents and five siblings, is “devastated,” her aunt Caitlyn Valdez wrote on a Meal Train donation page.

Rocky Mountain SER called McDonald’s death a “tragic loss” and stated, “We ask the Pueblo community and beyond to join us in lifting in loving support and deep prayer.”

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