Boy dies and second in vital situation after stepping into problem in River Tyne | Northumberland

A 14-year-old boy has died and a 13-year-old boy is in a vital situation after stepping into problem within the River Tyne in Northumberland, police have mentioned.

Northumbria police acquired a report about two teenage boys within the river close to a bridge in Ovingham, a village west of Newcastle upon Tyne, shortly after 3.30pm on Saturday.

Emergency companies attended the scene and one of many boys, aged 13, was rescued from the water. He was taken to hospital and remained in a vital situation, police mentioned.

Quite a few organisations carried out an intensive search of the realm in an effort to find the second boy. Police mentioned the 14-year-old’s physique was later discovered within the water and he was pronounced useless on the scene.

Ch Supt Helena Barron, of Northumbria police, mentioned: “That is a fully tragic incident, and our ideas are with the households of each boys at this troublesome time as we proceed to assist them.

“Quite a few companies have been concerned within the incident and their assist was vastly appreciated. It’s with nice unhappiness that we couldn’t present a extra optimistic replace.”

The mother and father of each boys are being supported by specifically educated officers, police added.

Emergency companies together with ambulance, police and hearth and rescue crews have been on the scene on Saturday, with the Nice North air ambulance service additionally supporting the rescue operation.

Northumberland hearth and rescue service mentioned it had deployed quite a lot of senior officers, in addition to two swift water rescue models from Pegswood.