Jade was swept out to sea by a wave

Jade Anderson, from Seghill, in Northumberland, died hours after being rescued from the sea at Seaton Sluice on Saturday.

Her mother, Sandra Bland, step-father Alan, and her natural father, Keith Anderson, described Jade as a "cheerful and bubbly" girl.

They said: "Jade will always be missed and loved by everyone who knew her."

We wish to take this opportunity to warn other children of the dangers associated with the rocks at Seaton Sluice Jade Anderson's parents

Jade, a pupil at Seaton Sluice Middle School, was swept into the water along with three friends as they sat on a concrete slipway at 1530 GMT on Saturday.

Two passing fisherman and a police constable waded into the sea to help the girls.

Emma Douglas, and Katie Oakfield, aged 12 and 13, were treated in hospital for hypothermia and later released.

Another girl, Beth Gardner, remains in hospital.

Mr and Mrs Bland, along with Mr Anderson, also thanked the rescuers who had tried to save their daughter's life.

Hospital staff

In a statement they said: "Our daughter Jade was a typical fun-loving 12-year-old girl with a cheerful, bubbly personality whose life has been cut short by this tragic accident.

"We wish to thank everybody involved in the rescue of the girls particularly the fishermen and the police officers. We know it couldn't have been easy.

"We would also like to thank the team from the Freeman Hospital and the staff at North Tyneside General Hospital who worked extremely hard to try to save Jade.

"We wish to take this opportunity to warn other children of the dangers associated with the rocks at Seaton Sluice as we don't want any other parents to go through what we're going through at this time."