Family pay tribute to son after pond death

The body of Dylan Aaron, 17, was found yesterday morning in Wigan, Greater Manchester, by a police underwater search team following

reports of an assault.

Two men aged 26 and 34 have been arrested on suspicion of murder and assault and remain in custody.

In a statement, Dylan's family said: "Dylan was only 17 years old and he was our eldest son. None of us can understand why this happened.

"He was a young man with a promising future and all of us will miss him dearly, especially his brothers and sisters. We all loved him so much."

The emergency services were called to the pond off Ladies Lane, Hindley, shortly after 3.50am yesterday amid reports a 17-year-old youth had gone into the water and had not been seen for some time.

Fire and rescue officers had to call in police divers after failing to locate anyone.

The body of Dylan, from Margaret Street, Hindley, was eventually found at 8.05am

A post-mortem examination was due to take place later as the inquiry continued.

Another boy received minor injuries in the assault.

Superintendent Phil Unsworth said: "This is a tragic incident where a 17-year-old boy has lost his life in unexplained circumstances.

"Our investigation is still in the very early stages and there are a number of questions yet to be answered but a team of detectives are working hard to establish exactly what happened.

"We have been talking to the people who were at the pond last night and they have been extremely helpful, but there is still gaps we need to fill.

"If anyone has information about what happened or witnessed the incident and has not already been in touch with the police, then please don't hesitate to call.

"Finally, I want to commend the actions of those at the scene who tried to help save the boy.

"We have specially trained officers with the family now to help them through what has happened."