Anastasia Uglow, 17, of Bristol grammar school, was found unresponsive in her hotel room

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A 17-year-old British girl has died during a school trip to New York, the Foreign Office has confirmed.

Anastasia Uglow was found unconscious and unresponsive on the morning of 19 December in her room at the Holiday Inn Express in Midtown, Manhattan, where the touring group was staying.

The sixth-form student from Bristol grammar school was taken to Mount Sinai hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

A Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are talking with the US authorities and are providing support to the family.”

A spokesman for the New York Police Department said: “The medical examiner will determine the exact cause of death and the investigation is ongoing.”

It is understood there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and that the girl may have fallen ill during the trip.

The school’s headteacher, Jaideep Barot, said in a statement that everyone was devastated.

“It is with great sadness that we can confirm the death in New York of one of our sixth-form pupils, which occurred on Thursday 19 December while they were on a school trip. We are all devastated by the news and our thoughts are with their family and friends during this extremely difficult time.”

He added: “We have opened a book of condolence and we will consider further remembrance with the family’s support in the new year.”

Bristol grammar is a mixed, independent day school for pupils aged between four and 18. It was founded by royal charter issued by Henry VIII in 1532 and has about 1,300 students. It charges sixth-formers £5,014 a term to attend.