Boy drowns after fleeing police in Londonderry
A teenage boy has drowned in Londonderry while fleeing from police.
The incident happened in the Drumahoe area just after 1700 BST on Wednesday.
Police said the boy ran off with another young man when they arrived to investigate reports of a disturbance on the Glenshane Road.
The boy entered the River Faughan and officers tried to help him. He was pulled from the river in an unconscious state and died a short time later.
A police spokeswoman said the Police Ombudsman had been informed.
