Body recovered from water after two men get into difficulty

Emergency services were called to the scene on Friday evening

Author: Kara ConwayPublished 22nd May 2023

A man has sadly died after two people got into difficulty in the water at a beauty spot in Perthshire.

Emergency services were called to Ben Lawers Dam, Lochan na Lairige, near Killin just before 6.30pm on Friday evening.

A Police Scotland spokesperson told us: “Around 6.25pm on Friday, 19 May, 2023, we received a report of two men in difficulty in the water at Ben Lawers Dam, Lochan na Lairige, near Killin.

“Emergency services attended and one man was treated by the Scottish Ambulance Service at the scene.

“The body of a 38-year-old man was recovered around 12.30pm on Sunday, 21 May, 2023. His family is aware.”

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