A teenage girl has tragically died after getting into difficulty in a Scots river.
Emergency services were called to the River Teith near Carse of Lecropt Road in the Bridge of Allan, Stirling, at 5.5pm on Tuesday, July 12.
Medics attended and rushed the 14-year-old to the Royal Children's Hospital in Glasgow by helicopter. Police have since confirmed that she sadly passed away in hospital four days later.
Specialist officers are providing support to her family. A report is due to be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “At 5.50pm on Tuesday, July 12, police were called to a report of a 14-year-old girl in difficulty in the River Teith near to Carse of Lecropt Road, Bridge of Allan. Emergency services attended and the girl was taken by air ambulance to the Royal Children’s Hospital in Glasgow, where she died on Saturday, July 16.
“Officers are providing support to her family and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”
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