A Dublin student has died in the United States following a kayak accident in Washington. Ella Mills who was studying at Columbia University was kayaking with their club when the tragedy occurred.
The Trinity College English Studies student had only arrived in the United States this month as part of a programme.
A local Washington news outlet reported that the incident happened on the Potomac River on Sunday September 17th.
According to Pete Piringer of Montgomery County Fire:
“First responders were called to reports of a kayaker in distress at about 3:15 p.m. The group along with others passing by tried to help her before first responders arrived, but she did not survive.”
A statement from Trinity College Dublin paid tribute to Ella saying:
“The Trinity College Dublin community is grieving the tragic loss of Ella Mills, an English Studies student who passed away on 17 September 2023. Ella was studying at Columbia University as part of a dual B.A. programme with Trinity.”
“Her family, friends and classmates are in our minds at this difficult time. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam”
Trinity College Dublin