Devastated friends pay tribute to ‘one in a million’ boy, 14, who drowned trying to save pal, 13, after he fell in river
DEVASTATED pals have paid tribute to a "one in a million" 14-year-old boy who drowned while trying to save his pal.
David Radut died after jumping into the River Tyne at Ovingham, Northumberland, on Saturday afternoon.
A group of friends were believed to be messing about on a rope swing over the river when both teenagers went missing in the water.
The incident sparked a huge emergency response before the 13-year-old was rescued from the water and rushed to hospital.
David's body was later recovered by emergency services.
The 13-year-old boy remains in a critical condition in hospital.
Tributes have since flooded in following the teen's death with friends remembering him as "one of the nicest boys I know".
One wrote on Facebook: "Rest easy David Radut until we meet again and when we do don't take my shoes off me and call me little legs, haha forever a big miss."
Another said: "Rest in peace David Radut you never failed to make me laugh one of the nicest boys I know I’ll miss you ringing at stupid o’clock in the morning asking me to come live on Insta with you and winding me up 24/7.
"Hope heaven treats u well rest easy our boy."
Pictures show flowers left at the scene of the horror.
