West Monroe High School sends condolences to Neville High Tigers

WEST MONROE, La. (KNOE) - West Monroe High School made a Facebook post sending its condolences to the those impacted by the recent accident that killed one Neville high student and injured five others.

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During the early morning hours of Jan. 5, an accident involving six Neville High School students happened at a deer camp in Jefferson County, Mississippi. According to the Jefferson County Sherriff James Bailey, five of the students were transported to a hospital in Natchez with cuts and burns, and one of those five were eventually transferred to a hospital in Jackson.

Bailey says a sixth teenager was trapped inside of the deer camp and was killed.

Neville High School Principal Mickey McCarty says classes dismissed on Jan. 5 after second period. A KNOE reporter at the school says most of the students who left school relocated to First Methodist Church, which opened its doors for prayer.

McCarty says classes will resume on Monday, Jan. 8, with counseling services continuing to be offered.