A 13-year-old boy who drowned while trying to rescue a friend from the River Kelvin in Glasgow has been hailed as a hero by his schoolmates.
Declan Shanley jumped into the water near the Science Centre on Saturday evening after a girl fell into the river. He was part of a group playing on a sandy area known as 'the beach'.
Another friend, Andrew Bowers, also 13, tried to save Declan but lost his grip. 'I managed to get a hold of him and lifted him up but somehow his hand just slipped away,' Andrew said.
Andrew's mother, Sharon, described Declan as a 'brave boy' and a 'hero'. Tributes have been left at the riverside where Declan, a pupil at John Paul Academy, was swept away.
The school will hold a special assembly on Monday and offer bereavement counselling to help students cope with the tragedy.
