A 10-year-old boy who drowned in a loch after getting into difficulty in the water has been named as Michael Heeps.
Emergency services were called to Loch Lubnaig, near Callander, Scotland, at 5.35pm on Wednesday but were unable to save the youngster.
Michael Heeps was from High Valleyfield in Fife and his family have today paid touching tribute to the "much-loved" youngster.
They said: "He was a much loved son, brother, grandson, nephew and cousin x"
Dozens of tributes were posted on social media by heartbroken friends and family.
Cousin Emma Fraser wrote: "Hearts breaking. R. I. P to my little cousin. fly high wee man."
Another friend wrote: "Thinking of the family. How tragic. God bless wee man."
A source close to the family said: "They were meant to be on holiday abroad but because of the coronavirus they had to stay home of course and decided to have a day out with the kids. It's tragic. He was a lovely wee boy. I feel so sad for his family.", reports the Daily Record.
A Police Scotland statement said: "The death is being treated as unexplained and inquiries are ongoing.
"A report has been submitted to the procurator fiscal."
They tragedy occurred as temperatures across the country soared into the high 20s this week.
In England, two men got into difficulty at a weir in Cookham, Berkshire.
One man was pulled from the water and taken to hospital in a serious condition, while another remained missing.
Sadly, after a 22 hour search, Thames Valley Police confirmed a body had been found.
Officers were called Lulle Brook, between Odney Lane and Mill Lane, in Cookham, Maidenhead on Tuesday night around 7pm.
They attended alongside fire crews from both Royal Berkshire and Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue services, South Central Ambulance Service, and Berkshire Lowland Search and Rescue.
Hero Connor Godfrey was fishing on the weir in Cookham, Berkshire, yesterday evening and described how playful shouts turned to panicked screaming as two men got into difficulty.
The chef said kids had been jumping from the weir into the gushing water below all afternoon, as well as a group of men later in the day.
He said the men had been laughing and joking before "playful shouts turned to more serious shouting" - with a large group gathering to the right of the weir.
Connor said a man, believed to be in his 30s, "floated to the surface face down" - before being dragged to the shore.
He said: "As they pulled him out of the water they turned him on his side and patted him.
"People were obviously trying to help but I could see thy weren't doing it right.
"I ran over and moved everyone out of the way and started chest compressions."
Connor, who only completed the life-saving first aid in February through his job as a chef in Mayfair, West London, described how the man started vomiting as water gushed from his eyes and ears.
