River Wear deaths: Girl died trying to save friend
One of two teenage girls who died in the River Wear only went into the water to try to rescue her friend, Northumbria Police have said.
Tonibeth Purvis, 15, from Barmston, tried to help Chloe Fowler, 14, from Shiney Row, after she got into difficulty near a viaduct in Fatfield, Washington, on Tuesday afternoon.
Both girls were swept away and their bodies discovered later.
Danny Savage reports.
24 Jul 2013
- From the section UK