Community Mourns Loss of Pioneer Elementary Student

The community is mourning the loss of an 11-year-old girl who drowned in a pond near early Tuesday evening.

Jordan Oliver, a student at , was pronounced dead at 8:08 p.m., nearly three hours after , officials said.

“We are deeply saddened by the sudden and unexpected loss of Jordan Oliver,” said Carmen Killingsworth, principal of Pioneer Elementary School. “She was a very sweet, very responsible young lady and was an outstanding student. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family.”

Crisis counseling teams will be at at both Pioneer Elementary School and to provide support for both students and staff, according to officials.

A water rescue was performed Tuesday night by dive teams from Bolingbrook and Naperville.

Emergency personnel immediately began CPR on Jordan before transporting her to.

According to witnesses, Jordan was playing, jumping in and out of the pond, when she slipped under the water and did not come back up.

Detectives have been able to determine a group of approximately six boys and girls planned to go "bridge jumping" at this location, said Lt. Michael Rompa.

Each person in the group participated by entering the bridge on the outside of the handrail and would then jump into the water.

"Jordan completed the jump from the bridge into the water on her first attempt and was able to return to the shore," Rompa said. "On her second attempt, she came back up from the water above the surface after the jump, but then descended into the water and did not resurface."

Rompa said the incident remains under investigation.

School officials said Jordan's father will address the media later today.

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