Baby boy dies after being rescued from Ullapool Harbour

He was airlifted to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness but couldn't be saved

Author: Joe OdberPublished 17th Oct 2023

A baby boy has died in hospital after being pulled from the water at Ullapool Harbour.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 1.20pm on Monday, 16 October, 2023, we were called to a report of a person in the water at Ullapool Harbour, Shore Street in Ullapool.

"Emergency services attended and a baby boy was rescued from the water.

“The baby was taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness by air ambulance. He was pronounced dead a short time later.

“An investigation is ongoing to establish the full circumstances. However, the death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.”

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