Grief counselors on hand following death of girl at NJ fall festival

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Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Grief counselors on hand following death of girl at NJ fall festival
Grief counselors on hand following death of girl at NJ fall festival. Sarah Bloomquist reports during Action News at noon on October 15, 2019.

DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Grief counselors are on hand Tuesday at Deerfield Township Elementary School in Cumberland County.

This is the first day back since a student's tragic death at a carnival.

Ten year old Hailey McMullen was thrown from a thrill ride at the annual Deerfield Harvest Festival on Saturday.

The company that provided the rides, Skelly's Amusements, says it has had a clean safety record, and that the tragedy has shaken the organization to its core.

State officials are investigating what happened.