Girl, 16, whose body was recovered from the sea has been named

A teenage girl whose body was pulled from the sea has been named.

Freya Cayley, 16, was pulled from the water near Saltburn on Sunday.

Emergency services were called out just after 1.30pm, but sadly she could not be saved.

Her family have paid tribute to their ‘beautiful’ daughter, saying they will ‘never truly lose her’.

They said: ‘We are truly devastated to announce the passing of our beautiful daughter Freya “Boo”.

‘It is not possible to describe the pain and loss that we as a family feel. We take so much comfort in knowing how loved Freya was by so many.

‘We will never overcome the loss of our treasured child but we will strive to carry her memory forward and celebrate Freya as life continues for us.

‘We love and miss you Boo but we know you are always with us in our hearts, we will never truly lose you.’

Cleveland Police said: ‘We can now confirm that the 16-year-old girl whose body was sadly recovered from the sea at Saltburn on Sunday afternoon is Freya Cayley from Easington, East Cleveland.

‘Specially trained officers have been appointed to support Freya’s family and all our thoughts remain with them.

‘Our enquiries into the circumstances surrounding Freya’s death continue.’

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