TikToker poses as Dylan Ramsay who died in quarry in 2011

Rebecca Ramsay heard about the fake account from a friend of her son who died in 2011

A mother has described her shock after finding out a fake TikTok account was impersonating her son who died in 2011.

Rebecca Ramsay, from Chorley, said a friend of the teenager saw a profile that "had a picture of my son saying, 'It's Dylan... I'm not dead'".

Thirteen-year-old Dylan drowned in a quarry in 2011.

Ms Ramsay urged social media firms to do more to check accounts were genuine. TikTok said "inaccurate, misleading and false content" was not allowed.

Ms Ramsay said it was "mind blowing" anyone could "impersonate a child who had lost their life".

Dylan Ramsay was swimming at Hill Top Quarry in Whittle-le-Woods, near Chorley, when he suffered cold water shock

Ms Ramsay said she was "totally and utterly shocked" anyone could "go to these lengths just to hurt somebody".

"I thought if this person is doing it to me, they're potentially doing it to others," she said.

"It just opened my eyes to the fact there are nasty people out there going out of their way to do horrid things for no reason whatsoever.

"I wanted Dylan's friends to be aware that this account was active so they wouldn't be alarmed or disturbed if they did come across it."

'Pictures of dead grandson'

She said her mother was "very upset" when she was told.

"We want nothing more than for Dylan to still be still alive," Ms Ramsay added.

"My family don't need to be seeing pictures of their dead grandson. They just don't need that in their life."

TikTok has been approached for comment.

Its website says: "We do not allow inaccurate, misleading, or false content that may cause significant harm to individuals or society, regardless of intent. "

Dylan Ramsay - described as a strong swimmer by Ms Ramsay - had been swimming at Hill Top Quarry in Whittle-le-Woods, near Chorley, when he suffered cold water shock in July 2011.

Ms Ramsay was awarded a British Empire Medal in 2019 for her work in campaigning for water safety since Dylan's death.