A group of schoolkids used their teacher's phone to dial 911 while she jumped into a lake in Iowa to try and save their drowning classmate, it has been revealed.
Fifth-grade teacher Hannah Jorgensen was on a field trip with 14 kids from Borlaug Elementary on September 22 when terror quickly took over.
The 24-year-old educator and her students stopped to eat lunch near the shoreline around noon while visiting Lake Macbride State Park as part of the School of the Wild trip, the Johnson County Sheriff's Office said.
As they did so, Ahmed Osman, 10, stepped into the water that was flowing down the spillway and slipped on the rocks and fell in, police said.
While she tried to rescue him, the young teacher told the others to call the police. One of them did while another located a bystander in the area.
The bystander also jumped into the water to try to help them, but could not do so, authorities stated.
Jorgensen's body was recovered from the lake by first responders around 12.43pm. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Osman's body was found the following afternoon after authorities suspended a search for him when darkness took over the previous night.
Hannah Jorgensen, 24, jumped into Lake Macbride State Park in Iowa on September 22 after her student, Ahemed Osman, fell in
Ahmed Osman, 10, stepped into the water that was flowing down the spillway and slipped on the rocks and fell in, police said
The bystander and other 13 children remained at the scene. The students were then escorted back to their school, where they were each interviewed, the agency said.
An investigation into the fatal accident remains ongoing.
Jorgensen always dreamt of being a teacher and died doing what she loved – protecting her beloved students, according to her obituary.
'Those who knew Hannah knew she had her mind set on being a teacher at an early age,' it read.
'You didn’t have to be in a classroom to learn from Hannah, and her wish for all of us would be to carry on with the kindness and love that she so freely shared.'
Osman has been remembered as a member of the Neighborhood Centers community – a civic group that his family is a part of.
'He grew up in our preschool and after-school programs, where staff, teachers, friends, and neighbors had the privilege of watching him learn, grow, and become part of the fabric of our community,' a fundraiser for his family read.
Jorgensen's funeral was held on September 28, followed by a private graveside service where she was buried near her late grandfather, her loved ones said.
A bystander also jumped into the water to try to help them, but could not do so, authorities stated
Jorgensen always dreamt of being a teacher, her family said. Just before the trip, Osman's father said he was thrilled that he had packed him cake in his lunchbox
Mohamed Osman, the little boy's father, told We Are Iowa that just before his son left for the trip that day, he packed cake in his lunchbox.
'He looked at me, and he smiled because he knows that - I know that he likes cake,' Mohamed told the outlet.
Later that day, he heard that his child had gone missing, but he never thought that meant he went missing in the water.
He and his wife traveled to the area, waiting for hours until their son was found.
'It's the first time I felt some sadness like that. To find your son's body in front of you, no moving, no speaking,' he recalled.
The heartbroken father went on to refer to Jorgensen as a hero who 'sacrificed herself to save my son.'
It is unclear when Osman's funeral was held.