Body of swimmer, 42, pulled from Scots loch after major search and rescue operation
Police Scotland's specialist dive team combed the loch as the Mountain Rescue Team and air support unit joined the search
TRAGIC DISCOVERY Body of swimmer, 42, pulled from Scots loch after major search and rescue operation
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THE body of a swimmer has tragically been pulled from a Scottish loch 19 hours after he vanished in the water.
A major search and rescue operation was launched last night, and crews worked through the night to find the man.
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Police were spotted at Loch Ard near Aberfoyle, Stirlingshire
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The rescue mission was launched last night
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The swimmer vanished in the water at around 9pm
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The 42-year-old was understood to be in the water at Loch Ard when he disappeared.
Emergency services were scrambled to the scene near Stirling at around 9pm.
Officers were spotted at the scene last night while a search and rescue helicopter scoured the area.
This morning, Police Scotland's specialist dive team combed the loch as the search continued.
The Mountain Rescue Team and air support unit joined the search alongside staff at a nearby adventure centre.
But officers have now confirmed that the body of the 42-year-old man has been recovered from the loch.
The body was pulled from the water earlier this afternoon.
Officers said that the man's next of kin has been made aware.
They added that they do not believe there are any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.
The force released a statement at 4pm, which read: "The body of a 42-year-old man has been recovered following searches to trace a man who was last seen swimming in the water at Loch Ard.
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"Police received a report around 9pm on Saturday, 10 May, 2025, and extensive searches were carried out by the dive and marine unit along with the Mountain Rescue Team and air support unit.
"Early afternoon on Sunday, 11 May, the man's body was recovered. His next of kin have been made aware.
"There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death, and a report to the Procurator Fiscal will be sent in due course."
It comes just days after a 45-year-old man died after being plucked from a reservoir near Edinburgh.
He was rushed to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh after emergency services were called to Glencourse Reservoir in Midlothian but died a short time later.
Two other individuals, a 53-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman, were also hospitalised after attempting to rescue him from the water.
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