Tributes paid to teenager who drowned in a quarry
Jamie Lewin was pulled from the water at Dawber Delph on Saturday night
The family of a teenager who drowned in a quarry in West Lancashire at the weekend have paid a heart-breaking tribute to their ‘one-in-a-million’ son.
Emergency services were called to Dawber Delph in Appley Bridge at around 9.40pm on Saturday (July 9) to a reports a boy had entered the water and got into difficulty.
Following a search, the body of a 16-year-old boy was pulled from the water. He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
He's been identified as 16-year-old Jamie Lewin from Southport.
Jamie's mother Steph Lewin said:
“Jamie was a promising boxer who loved life and had so much to look forward to. He was so loved by everyone.
"He touched so many peoples’ lives in such a short time, he really did spread himself far. He really was one in a million. I'm so happy I was his mum. He was only 16 and so full of life and so happy.”
Jamie's death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed to the coroner in due course.
Lancashire Police say their thoughts remain with Jamie’s family at this time.