A teenage boy who was pulled from a river in Renfrewshire last week has died in hospital.

Emergency services were called to the River Gryfe around 6.50pm on Wednesday.

Author: Clyde NewsPublished 6th Jun 2021

A teenage boy who was pulled from a river in Renfrewshire last week has died in hospital.

Emergency services were called to the River Gryfe, near Auchans Farm, around 6.50pm on Wednesday.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware of a teenage boy in the River Gryffe near to Auchans Farm around 6.50pm on Wednesday, 2 June.

“The boy was recovered from the water and was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow where he died on Saturday, 5 June, 2021.

“Enquires are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”

Inquiries are underway to find out what happened.

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