River lad, 14, dies ...pal, 13, critical

A TEENAGER died and another is fighting for his life after getting into difficulty in a stretch of river where a boy drowned in 2022.

- HOLLIE BONE and KRISTY DAWSON

Police were called after reports that the boys had got into difficulty in the River Tyne near a bridge at Ovingham, Northumberland, on Saturday at 3.30pm.

A 14-year-old was declared dead at the scene, while the other, aged 13, was last night in a critical condition in hospital.

Firefighters cut down a swing at the scene yesterday afternoon.