Inquest Opens After Two Teenage Boys Drowned in River Tyne

Inquest opens after two teenage boys drowned in River Tyne

An inquest has opened into the deaths of two boys who drowned in the River Tyne.

Safety signs 'should have been installed quicker' where two boys died

David Ionut Radut and Aras Rudzianskas died in May 2024 after getting into difficulties in the River Tyne

'Brave' Newcastle boy died helping friend in River Tyne

A coroner praises Aras Rudzianskas, 13, who died trying to help David Radut, 14, in the River Tyne.

Tragedy of two young friends who died while playing by river

Aras Rudzianskas and David Ionut Radut were dragged under by a fast-moving current

Boy, 13, tried to save friend, 14, in river before both died in double tragedy

David Ionut Radut, 14, fell from a rope swing by the River Tyne in Ovingham, Northumberland, and Aras Rudzianskas, 13, went into the water to help him, an inquest heard