'Loving' boy killed on railway wanted to be pilot

The family of a 16-year-old boy who died on a railway line alongside another teenager have told how their "cherished boy" had started flying lessons as his dream was to be a pilot.

Jordan Everett was found with Joshua Myers, also 16, on the tracks at Poynton railway station in Cheshire on Thursday night.

Both boys died at the scene and the deaths were not being treated as suspicious, police said.

In a tribute, Jordan's family said he was "loving and loyal" and "will forever be in our hearts".

They were "truly devastated and heartbroken" and their lives "will truly never be the same again".

They said: "Our cherished son, grandson and brother, you were so loved by your family and all that knew you.

"We will always miss you and you will forever be in our hearts."

They said Jordan was "inquisitive and adventurous" and had started building his flying hours "to achieve his dream of becoming a pilot".

"He was loving, loyal, caring and thoughtful and we will cherish the memories we have of our boy."

On Sunday Joshua's family said he was "the best big brother ever, who loved his family".

They said: "Our hearts have been broken, and the world seems incomplete without him. He will stay in our hearts forever."

He was "very thoughtful, kind, bright and intelligent" with a "warm sense of humour", they added.

Dozens of flowers, messages and tributes have been left at the scene close to where the teenagers died.

Among them were tributes from Joshua's mother and father and Jordan's grandparents.

MP for Macclesfield Tim Roca left a message for the pair, which read: "Two young lives gone far too soon. With deepest sympathy."

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