Tributes to teenage boy who died after he was pulled from sea

A TEENAGE boy pulled from the sea after getting into difficulty has died.

Tributes have been paid to the 16-year-old, named locally as Blake Ward, who died on Saturday after he was rescued from the water at Tywyn, Gwynedd, on Tuesday.

He was flown to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool after being rescued by RNLI volunteers and members of the public, but it’s understood his life support was switched off on Saturday morning.

The youngster, from Dudley, West Midlands, has been remembered as a “loving, caring person who would do anything for anyone”. Becky Ray, the mum of Blake’s girlfriend, said: “Blake, our beautiful, brave, kindhearted, clever boy sadly passed away at 7.03 this morning.

“Even though he hadn’t been part of our family for long, his loss has left us beyond devastated and heartbroken. Sleep tight, sweet angel, you truly were too good for this world. We will never forget you.”

A family friend added: “He was a lovely, bright young lad, gone too soon. My heart goes out to all the family.”

Yesterday, the Holyhead Coastguard helicopter carried out a fly past over Tywyn in memory of the teenager, with people standing in silence on the seafront to remember him.

During Tuesday’s incident two other people were also airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd.