POLK COUNTY, Georgia — The family of a Paulding County 6-year-old girl who tragically died while on a field trip in Polk County is remembering her life as they continue to grieve and search for answers.

Six-year-old Victoria King, a student at McGarity Elementary School, died on Wednesday after she was found unresponsive in a pool beside a house while on a field trip with fellow students at Carlton Farms in Rockmart.

According to the county, a staff member on the field trip noticed the girl missing around noon, before the child was "located unresponsive in a pool beside the residence." The exact residence was not identified.

King's family released a statement on Saturday for the first time since the tragic incident, in which they included photos of Victoria. Her uncles and aunts wrote

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