A 12-year-old boy drowned on May 27 during a rafting excursion on a school field trip in the Poconos Mountain region of Pennsylvania, officials said.In a news release, the Carbon County Coroner's Office said it was requested to respond to a reported drowning in an area of the Delaware and Lehigh Trail along the Lehigh River in East Penn Township at around 6:12 p.m. local time on May 27. East Penn Township is a rural community in the northeastern Pennsylvania region.When the coroner's office arrived at the scene, the 12-year-old boy had already been removed from the water by the Lehighton Fire Department's dive team, according to the news release. The boy was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. local time.In an update on May 28, the coroner's office identified the boy as Cesar Albarracin Guncay from Sag Harbor, New York. Sag Harbor is an incorporated village on eastern Long Island, which is about 213 miles east of East Penn Township.Further investigation revealed that Guncay was participating in a school field trip with the Sag Harbor School District, according to the coroner's office. The boy was on a guided rafting excursion on the Lehigh River when the incident occurred."Our hearts continue to break for Cesar, his family, his friends, and his classmates. This is such a tragic and heartbreaking event," the Carbon County Coroner's Office said in a statement on Facebook. "Please keep everyone impacted by this unimaginable loss in your thoughts and prayers during this incredibly difficult time."USA TODAY reached out to the Sag Harbor School District and Whitewater Rafting Adventures, an outdoor recreation outfitter that operated the excursion, for comment.12-year-old boy was on an inflatable raft that capsized on riverIn a statement to USA TODAY, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission said a group of five boaters was traveling in an inflatable raft on the Lehigh River at around 5:30 p.m. local time on May 27. The group was part of a larger group excursion with a guide, according to the commission."The raft capsized resulting in all occupants being ejected from the raft into the river, including one individual, age 12, who did not immediately resurface," the commission said in the news release. "Search and rescue operations were conducted and the missing individual was later recovered and confirmed deceased."All other occupants of the capsized raft were recovered safely, according to the commission. The Carbon County Coroner's Office said the Forensic Pathology Associates at the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office completed an autopsy on May 28 and determined that the boy's cause of death was drowning.The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission noted that the investigation into the incident remains ongoing. Mike Parker, a spokesperson for the commission, confirmed to USA TODAY that life jackets were used during the rafting excursion and the commission will conduct a review of the safety equipment in its investigation.Steve and Hilary Bretzik, owners of Whitewater Rafting Adventures, told CBS News New York that their "entire team is heartbroken by what occurred, and our first concern is for the family and friends of our guest." They added that they are cooperating with authorities on the investigation.Reports: Rafting incident occurred during school's annual class trip to Poconos MountainsNews 12 Long Island and WABC-TV reported that Guncay was a sixth grader at Pierson Middle-High School in Sag Harbor. The Sag Harbor School District's website showed that the sixth grade class had a trip to the Poconos region scheduled for May 27 to May 28.Superintendent Jeff Nichols said in a letter to parents that the incident occurred during the annual class trip to the Poconos, and about 74 students were on the trip, according to WABC-TV."There are no words to adequately express the depth of this loss. Cesar was a cherished member of our school family, a child who mattered deeply to all who had the privilege of knowing him," Nichols said in the statement, WABC-TV reported. "His absence will leave an irreplaceable space in our classrooms, our hallways and our lives."A spokesperson for the school district told News 12 Long Island that the remaining students on the trip returned home overnight, and counseling services will be available at the school for students and staff.