CCTV images released after boy, 16, found dead in river after going missing

New CCTV images have been released almost two months after a teenage boy was tragically found dead in a river a day after going missing.

Jonty Evans, 16, was found unresponsive by officers in the River Weaver, near Riverside in Nantwich, on September 1. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

He had been reported missing the day before having last been seen in the early hours of the morning walking along Waterlode in Nantwich before crossing the road and entering Mill Island.

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Officers have been conducting investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding how Jonty entered the water and are keen to speak to anyone who entered the Mill Island area or was in the vicinity of Riverside, known locally as 'the beach', between 12.30am and 6am on August 31.

Police are now trying to trace three individuals who they believe may hold crucial information and have released CCTV images to try and identify them.

Investigating officers are looking to speak to a couple who were seen entering Mill Street at 12.53am, and a man who exited onto Waterlode, walking toward Nantwich town centre at 12.59am.

Previously paying tribute to the teenager, Jonty's family said: "No words will ever describe the loss of our son. He was not only a son, but a friend and a brother. Jonty was compassionate, sensitive, brave and full of light, when he smiled it was as mountains smile to see the spring. His warm face greets me when I fall asleep and he's there the moment I wake up.

"You were ripped away from having a full and rich life and we were stolen the chance of ever having to see you grow old. This pain in our chests will