Northumberland council criticised after latest drowning in River Tyne

Carl and Stella Hattersley, whose son Robert drowned in the Tyne in 2022 at the same place where a 13-year-old boy died at the weekend. Photograph: Mark Pinder/The Guardian

The parents of a boy who drowned in the River Tyne two years ago have said there were missed opportunities to educate children about water safety, following the death of another boy in the same part of the river on Saturday.

Emergency teams launched a large rescue operation at the weekend after reports that two boys had got into trouble in fast-moving water near Ovingham, Northumberland.