The grieving friend of a Hull schoolboy who died after being found near the Humber Bridge has spoken of his loss and how he plans to honour his memory.
William Shaw, 14, was found in a field close to Hessle Foreshore on Wednesday.
The Malet Lambert pupil had earlier been spotted on the bridge and, despite being rushed to hospital, later died.
An inquest to determine the circumstances leading to his death has not yet taken place.
Distraught students are still struggling to cope with William's death and his good friend Jack Bullement, 14, is urging people to take part in a run in his memory this weekend.
Jack said: "Everyone is still in shock. He just seemed so happy all the time so it's not something I ever thought would happen."
Jack has also recorded an emotional video tribute to William, in which he says: "He was smart, sporty, funny, just an all-round great kid to be around.
"Will would have wanted us to keep our chins up and remember the good times we had with him."
Jack told the Mail his friend was a popular and sociable teenager who had a bright future ahead of him.
"He was just smiling all the time – he was really funny and he always used to have a joke with people," he said. "Everyone knew who he was and he was really well liked.
"He was a really intelligent lad, too – he was in all the top groups."
Pupils from Malet Lambert, in east Hull, will be doing the East Park Park Run this Saturday morning (starting at 8.45am) as a show of love and respect for their classmate. Further details about the event are available here on Facebook.
Jack said William was very athletic and a keen runner.
"Will used to do the run every single week and we thought this would just be the nicest thing we could do for him," said Jack.
"We spent a lot of time together in that park so it's a way for us to remember the good times we had with Will."
Hundreds of people have signed up to take part in the "Run for Will Shaw". Some people will be running with banners and messages of support.
Jack said: "We've asked that everyone who is running for Will either wears a red top or their Malet Lambert school tie as a mark of respect.
"All of Will's close friends are taking part, as well as parents and teachers from the school."
Jack said he is also organising the run to have something positive to focus on after William's death.
"I'm going to start doing the run every single week now, because he used to do it and because he can't do it anymore."
Pupils at the school are receiving grief counselling from an outside agency to deal with the tragedy.
Jack said: "The counselling has been a really good thing and it's helped to let it all out rather than bottle up everything I'm feeling.
"A lot of the students have also laid flowers at the schools with cards and letters to Will. It was really nice to see what people had written about him. He was so well liked and I know he will be missed."
Jack said he has been inundated with messages of support since posting his video on YouTube.
"I've had hundreds of messages from people I don't even know, who are telling me to stay strong," he said.
"The video is a way to pay my respects to Will and to his family in case they see it, because I want them to know we're all thinking of them."
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