Two teenage girls who died while swimming in the River Wear have been named by police.
Chloe Fowler, 14, from Shiney Row, near Sunderland, and Tonibeth Purvis, 15, from Barmston, were spotted in the water near Fatfield, Washington, Tyne and Wear, at around 3pm on Tuesday.
An off-duty policeman and a member of the public tried to save the girls after they got into difficulties.
A boy who also tried to help was pulled to safety by the police officer, before around 100 emergency service personnel joined the search and rescue effort.
Fire crews, one in a dinghy searching the river, joined police specialists and a coastguard team.
Fatfield Bridge in Washington where the two girls were swimming They searched into the evening when a police helicopter was brought in and its searchlight used to light up the river.
The girls' bodies were recovered by police dive teams last night, leaving the dozens of people gathered at the river banks in a state of shock at the news.
A Northumbria Police spokesman confirmed that the two bodies had been found and taken to Sunderland Royal Hospital.
The families of both girls had been informed, he added.
Sky's Gerard Tubb, at the scene, said: "A real tragedy - this was the heatwave turning to disaster by all accounts.
"The girls had apparently been jumping in the river, cooling off with, we think, a group of friends, then tragedy struck."
Paul Cronin, 63, who lives nearby, saw one of the men who had attempted a rescue.
Rescue teams searched for the girls into the evening He told Sky Tyne and Wear: "There's a fella, come running up the park in his boxer shorts, screaming, 'can you swim?'
"He dived in from the other side and tried to rescue her, got into difficulties himself. I ran down to the river to the point where he came out ... heard some screaming a little further down."
Friends took to Twitter to express their shock at the death of the two teenagers.
One user, @Michael--Hall96, said: "I'll never step foot in that river again, not taking life for granted anymore!! RIP toni purvis and chloe fowler."
And @shannon97xxxxxx wrote: "cant get over whats happened, rip toni beth and chloe fowlerx."
Another user, @laurenlsmithx, said: "Rest in peace Toni-Beth Purvis and Chloe Fowler, rest in peace angels, you will both be such a big miss."
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