Colleton County High School Band of Blues announced in a Facebook post that high school senior and band captain, Delaine Ford, passed away unexpectedly.
She was 17 years old.
The school did not share any other details.
“We ask that you keep the family, friends and faculty uplifted during this most difficult time. Please honor the family’s privacy as they cope with the loss of their beloved,” the post reads.
Leaders said she was a Band of Blue band captain.
“On behalf of the Colleton County School Board we are deeply moved emotionally by the loss of one of our students. We as well as our entire system will miss Delani,” Colleton County School Board Chairman William Bowman Jr. said in a statement.
