A seven-year-old child has died after an incident occurred at a popular beauty spot in Perth.
The young girl was last seen at the Hermitage in Dunkeld with a 26-year-old woman shortly before 7 pm on Monday, July 6.
Both the woman and the girl were rushed to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee after the incident occurred at Ossian's Cave, but sadly the girl passed away.
Police Scotland have confirmed that the death is not being treated as suspicious but are appealing for people with more information to come forward.
A spokeswoman said: “We were called around 6.50pm on Monday, July 6 to a report of two people in the water at Ossian’s Cave, the Hermitage, Dunkeld.
“A seven-year-old girl and a 26-year old woman were taken by the Scottish Ambulance Service to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee. Sadly the child was pronounced dead a short time later. The woman was treated for non-life threatening injuries and later released.
"Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what happened but the death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.
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“Officers are appealing for witnesses and anyone who has any information and not already spoken to officers is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident 3124 of Monday, 6 July, 2020.”
