The family of a 13-year-old boy who was found dead in the River Taff on Tuesday said “there will not be a day where we will not miss him”. Aryan Ghoniya was found near Melingriffith water pump in Whitchurch in the river on Tuesday at 5.45pm after a huge emergency services operation to find him.
Some left balloons, tributes and flowers for Aryan beneath the bridge on Wednesday afternoon. Specialist police were also pictured in the area following the incident.
At around 4.45pm on Tuesday, emergency services received a report of children in the River Taff near Forest Farm Road and that one boy was missing. Police, paramedics, the fire service and lifeguards were all involved in the search which reportedly included a helicopter that flew back and forth “very close to land” according to residents. Aryan was found an hour later and couldn’t be resuscitated.
