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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Murray

Boy dies and second in critical condition after getting into difficulty in River Tyne

A view of the Tyne at Ovingham, near Newcastle.
A view of the Tyne at Ovingham, near Newcastle. Photograph: David Taylor Photography/Alamy

A 14-year-old boy has died and a 13-year-old boy is in a critical condition after getting into difficulty in the River Tyne in Northumberland, police have said.

Police were called to the river at 3.30pm on Saturday after they received a report about two teenage boys in water near a bridge in Ovingham, a village east of Hexham.

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