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Kathleen Speirs & Nicholas Keyden

Boy dies after incident in loch near Callander

A 10-year-old boy has died after an 'incident' at a loch in Stirling.

Fire crews, air ambulance and police raced to Loch Lubnaig near Callander just after 5.30pm on Wednesday following reports of the boy 'getting into difficulty in the water'.

Police confirmed that the boy sadly died.

There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman told the Record: "A 10-year-old boy has died following an incident in Loch Lubnaig, near Callander, on Wednesday, 24 June, 2020. 

"Emergency services were called 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."

A spokesman from the Scottish Ambulance Service told the Record: "“We received a call at 5.39pm on Wednesday to attend an incident at the River Teith.

"We dispatched two ambulances, one paramedic response unit, our special operations team and an air ambulance to the scene.”

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