The 13-year-old girl who drowned in a river last night has been named - as her mother paid tribute to her 'amazing' child.
The body of Shukri Yahya Abdi was pulled from the River Irwell in Bury, Greater Manchester, by underwater search teams after she was reported to have got into difficulty at 7.55pm yesterday.
Zamzam Ture said she had no idea why her daughter was in the water in the first place.
Her family have said she could not swim. She was with two other girls at the time of the tragedy.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, Shukri’s devastated mother Zamzam described her as a 'quiet girl'.
She spoke of how her daughter loved to cook, and how she would often watch YouTube demonstration videos then ask her mum to buy her the ingredients so she could try our recipes herself.
Sobbing and speaking through a interpreter she said: “She was amazing.
"She was a quiet girl. But she was optimistic.
"She did everything that was expected of her. Yesterday I wasn’t feeling well so she went down and made breakfast for all of us.
"That’s what she was like. She was always there for me and her brothers and sisters and it is them who will miss out and who will suffer now.”
Shukri, who was a pupil at Broad Oak Sports College, moved to Bury around 12 months ago from Somalia with her mum and siblings.
Speaking at the scene, Shukri's uncle Mustaf Omar told the Manchester Evening News: "She was a sweet and innocent child, she helped her mum 24/7.
"She helped her brothers and sisters all the time. I found out through family.
"Everything about it is out of character, she can’t swim.
"Her mum is absolutely devastated. She came to the country as a refugee.
"She was everything a child should be. We are just in shock. She’s the oldest of five."
Det Insp Andrew Naismith, from Greater Manchester Police, said: "This is an incredibly tragic incident in which a young girl has lost her life, and my thoughts are with her family at this devastating time.
"We have a team of detectives working on this, but there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances at this time.
"With the warmer weather, it’s tempting to go into the water to cool off, but I’d like to remind everyone of the dangers of playing near or swimming in rivers, lakes and reservoirs and would strongly urge against this."
