Mother dies after boat overturns

Amie-Rae Drennan played penny whistle in a Lowestoft band

The family of a 30-year-old woman whose body was found in the River Waveney after the boat she was in overturned have paid tribute to her.

Amie-Rae Drennan was one of five people in the boat which overturned at Wainford, on the Norfolk/Suffolk border near Ditchingham, on Saturday night.

A boy, eight, and three men managed to get to shore, but Ms Drennan was carried away by the flow of water.

Ms Drennan was described as "witty, intelligent and multi-talented".

In a statement her family said: "Amie-Rae was a loving, thoughtful and loyal family member and friend who touched many different people's hearts in so many different ways.

"She crammed more into her 30 years than most people could do in a full lifetime."

The family said she had travelled Europe and Africa teaching English and played penny whistle in the Lowestoft-based Irish band Murphy's Lore.

The family added: "She always saw the good in people. Amie-Rae will be sadly missed by everyone who had the pleasure of knowing her, especially her eight-year-old son Tor, his father Dilly and her partner Kris."

Norfolk and Suffolk police, inshore lifeboats and a helicopter were involved in the search. The body was recovered on Sunday.