THE funeral of a teenager who drowned in a North-East river is to be held next week.

Family and friends of 17-year-old Jordan Roberts will gather to say a final farewell at Holy Trinity Church in Southwick, Sunderland, next Tuesday.

The service starts at 10.30am and will be followed by internment at Southwick Cemetery.

Jordan, from Sunderland, got into difficulty after entering the River Wear at Finchale Priory, near Durham, with his two teenage brothers and a friend in his 20s at about 5pm last Monday. (September 8)

An inquest has been opened and adjourned for further investigations to be carried out.