A SCHOOLBOY has died after jumping in a fast-flowing river to try and save his friend – as his mum pays tribute her “everything”.
Aras Rudzianskas, 13, and David Radut, 14, both from Newcastle, died last year after being dragged by the current in the River Tyne, Northumberland
Aras Rudzianskas, 13, died after the horror at the River Tyne
David Radut’s body was pulled from the waterway
On the first anniversary of his tragic death, Aras’s mum Egle Rudzianskas has paid an emotional tribute to her “a beautiful-natured boy”.
She told Chronicle Live: “He was never fighting, never doing anything wrong.
“He would help me to translate things. He was my angel, he was my best friend, he was my everything.
“I feel the same today as what I felt a year ago.
“For me, it’s like there’s something inside of me that has been taken out. I can’t explain. I still don’t understand what’s happened.”
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