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Ryan Carroll

Man dies after getting into difficulty in water in Scots canal

A man has died after getting into difficulty in water in a Scots canal.

Emergency services raced to the Forth and Clyde canal at Cadder Road in Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, after the alarm was raised at around 6.30pm on Saturday, August 13. Members of the public desperately tried to save the 39-year-old man as they recovered his body from the water.

Ambulance crews attended, but tragically he was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. Officers say the death is not being treated as suspicious.

Their enquiries into establishing the full circumstances are ongoing.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 6.30pm on Saturday, August 13, officers attended Cadder Road, Glasgow following reports of a man in difficulty in the water.

"The 39-year-old was recovered by members of the public and emergency services attended, but was pronounced dead at the scene at short time later.

"The death is not being treated as suspicious, and enquiries are ongoing.”

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