Family pay tribute to "a much-loved mother and son"
Julie Walker and her son Lucas died following an incident at Aberdeen Beach on Saturday
The family of a mother and son who both sadly died following an incident at Aberdeen Beach on Saturday have paid tribute to their loved ones.
Julie Walker, 37, and Lucas Walker, 6, died at the weekend, after being pulled from the water at Aberdeen beach.
The family has thanked those who attempted to rescue the pair.
"As a family we are understandably devastated by the loss of Julie and Lucas, a much-loved mother and son.
"Julie was a kind and loving mother who would have done anything for her children, while Lucas was a lively and energetic little boy who was inquisitive by nature.
"We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to the emergency services who assisted at the scene, and would also like to say how grateful we are to the members of the public who entered the water that day to help.
"We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for the countless messages of support we have received. We can take great comfort from them at this extremely difficult time.
"As a family we now have to come to terms with our devastating loss and would request that we are left to do this in private."