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".

The body of a child has been recovered from the River Ribble following a search for a 12-year-old boy who went missing while swimming with friends in the river at Ribchester

Junior Slater, 12, from Clayton-le-Woods, died after getting into difficulty in the River Ribble at Ribchester on Tuesday

His family called Junior Slater their ‘little blue-eyed boy’

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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".

Seven children, including 12-year-old Junior Slater, who was from Clayton-le-Woods, Lancashire, lost their lives in water tragedies over the last few days