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SHREVEPORT, La. - The name of a Shreveport child killed in a boating incident on Cross Lake on Saturday has been released by the Caddo Parish Coroner's office. Jordan McGimsey, 6, was injured just before 7 p.m. while leaning over the side of the boat while it was being docked at a residence in the 5700 block of Cross Lake Point Drive in west Shreveport. The child was taken to Ochsner LSU Health hospital where she was pronounced dead at 7:21 p.m. McGimsey was a student at St. Mark's Cathedral School in Shreveport. The incident was investigated by the Caddo Parish Sheriff's office and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. An autopsy was authorized.