A 10-year-old boy has died at a loch in Scotland during the hottest day of the year.
The tragedy took place at Loch Lubnaig, a well-known beauty spot near Callander in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.
Police say were called to the location after the boy experienced 'difficulty in the water' but are not treating the incident as suspicious.
A major rescue operation was launched to find the boy after he fell into a river near the loch which went on for at least four hours.
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said: “A 10-year-old boy has died following an incident in Loch Lubnaig, near Callander, on Wednesday June 24.
“Emergency services were called at around 5:35pm to reports of a child experiencing difficulty in the water. Sadly, the boy died.
“There are no suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman told the Record: "We were called at 5.37pm on Wednesday, June 24 to reports of a person in the water in Callander.
"Two appliances and two water rescue units were called to the town's Stank Road."
