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Two female elementary school students in Beaufort County died nine days apart during the month of October. 

Nariyah I. Gibbs, 11, of Washington and a student at P.S. Jones Middle School died on Oct. 3. Nakyra N. Weston, 10, of Belhaven and a student at Northeast Elementary died on Oct. 12. Paradise Funeral Home, Inc., confirmed. 

The official cause of death in both cases will be determined by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Greenville. Chief Phil Rollinson of Washington Police Department and Chief Wesley Waters of  Belhaven Police Department say it could take at least six months for the office to release its findings. 

There is no connection between the cases, both police departments confirmed. Beaufort County Schools said counselors were sent to P.S. Jones Middle School and Northeast Elementary.