High winds toppled a flagpole onto a 5-year-old kindergartner during recess at an elementary school Monday, killing the girl, a school spokeswoman said. The accident happened in an interior courtyard at Roosevelt Primary School in Detroit's northern suburbs. About 15 other children were in the courtyard at the time, but none was injured, said district spokeswoman Stephanie Hall. They were taken inside the building while the principal and two teacher remained with the girl, who was later pronounced dead at a hospital, according to AP. «We stayed with her to make sure she felt supported and secure,» said Principal Dina Krause. The girl's name was not released. «She was a precious little girl,» Krause said. «She was a good student with an incredible smile.» Winds in the area were blowing out of the northeast at about 25 mph (40 kilometers), with gusts near 40 mph (64 kilometers), the National Weather Service said. The school was built in 1920, and has had multiple renovations, the district said. School officials were not sure about the age of the flagpole or who made it, but said it hadn't been replaced recently. An American flag was flying on the pole at the time it toppled. -- SPA
