By Simon Tomlinson PUBLISHED: 13:37 EST, 12 July 2012 | UPDATED: 13:37 EST, 12 July 2012 Bullied? Friends of Lewis Edge (pictured), who fell to his death from a bridge in Widnes, suggested he had been victimised A teenager who fell to his death from a bridge may have been the victim of bullies, it emerged today. Police believe Lewis Edge, 13, plunged 80 feet into the River Mersey from the Runcorn Bridge in Cheshire. His body was found in the water just 400 yards from his Widnes home, which lies close to the crossing, after being reported missing on Wednesday.
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Lewis Edge found floating in River Mersey close to his Widnes home
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Tributes from friends suggest keen guitar player had been victimised
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One posted on Twitter: 'RIP Lewis. Bullies these days are getting worse'
His death is being treated as 'unexplained', but early reports indicate he may have fallen more than 100 yards from a footpath on the Runcorn '@placeholder'.