First picture of teen boy found dead on railway tracks near Poynton Station

One of two teenage boys who were found dead on railway tracks in Greater Manchester has been named and pictured for the first time.

Joshua Myers and another boy, both 16, were found dead near Poynton Station, near Stockport. In May, Cheshire Police had issued an appeal to help trace Joshua, from Handforth, after he went missing and was believed to have made his way to Devon and Cornwall 200 miles away.

The teen was found but went missing again for a day in June. Then on Thursday, Joshua and another teen were found dead near the station shortly before 10.30pm. The British Transport Police, who are leading the investigation, said their deaths are not being treated as suspicious.

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Officials closed railway lines so that medics could reach the teenagers, but sadly both boys were pronounced dead at the scene. Several services were affected by the closure including Avanti West Coast, Cross Country and Northern services - and trains didn't resume until around 6am on Friday.

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