The family of 12-year-old Junior Slater have paid tribute to their "little blue-eyed boy", saying "words can't describe how we are feeling right now".
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The family of 12-year-old Junior Slater have paid tribute to their “little blue-eyed boy”, saying “words can’t describe how we are feeling right now”.
Junior’s body was found by police in the River Ribble in Lancashire last night after he got into difficulties while swimming with friends.
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His family called Junior Slater their ‘little blue-eyed boy’
Junior Slater, 12, from Clayton-le-Woods, died after getting into difficulty in the River Ribble at Ribchester on Tuesday
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