‘Indelible mark.' Chilean school identifies girl killed in Miami sailboat crash
Erin Victoria Ko Han had been going to Colegio San Pedro Nolasco de Vitacura since 2016, the school said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the school, which is located in a province of Santiago, the Chilean capital, Erin left the school last year when she moved to the United States with her family.
'On the morning of Monday, July 28, at the age of 13, Erin departed to meet the Father, leaving an indelible mark on our community, where her cousins, friends, and teachers remain, all of whom will remember her with sincere affection,' the school wrote in Spanish on its website.
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Erin excelled academically, especially in math, and was an active student at the school, having been on the volleyball team and participated in trapeze.
'Her friendliness and personality allowed her to interact with students at different levels, whether through her participation in extracurricular activities or through the family ties that united her with classmates from other classes,' the school wrote.
On Tuesday, the Argentine Consulate in Miami confirmed that Mila Yankelevich, 7, the grandaughter of Cris Morena and Gustavo Yankelevich, two prominent Argentine media producers, died alongside Erin.
READ MORE: Granddaughter of renowned Argentine TV producers dies in Miami boat crash
Erin and her parents had been living in Chile before moving to Miami in December, according to Emol, a Chilean news outlet. The Chilean Consulate in Miami confirmed her death to the outlet.
The school plans to hold a memorial Mass on Thursday with Erin's former classmates and family in attendance.
The U.S. Coast Guard, which is leading the investigation into the boat crash, has yet to publicly identify any of the victims in the boat crash. In addition to the two girls who died, two other girls, ages 8 and 11, remain in critical condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital. First responders also rescued a 12-year-old girl and a 19-year-old woman, the camp counselor.
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The 17-foot Hobie Getaway, part of a sailing camp at the Miami Yacht Club on Watson Island, capsized after the 60-foot barge, being pushed by a tugboat and transporting a large crane, hit the sailboat in Biscayne Bay between Hibiscus and Monument islands in Miami Beach.
READ MORE: 'Not some boujee yacht club.' Miami Yacht Club has mission of teaching kids to sail
'The entire MYC family is devastated by this terrible tragedy,'' Emily Copeland, the Miami Yacht Club's commodore, said previously in an email to the Herald.
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