Emilis Vanagas: Tributes to boy, 15, who drowned in River Kelvin
Daiva Daivute, who is originally from Lithuania, shared a link to a GoFundMe page which has been set up in her son's memory.Writing on Facebook, she said: "My heart is broken my dear son. Always remember never forgotten. Forever 15."
Ms Daivute's sister-in-law Patrycja Majewska set up the fundraising page to help with the funeral costs and it has so far raised more than £4,500.She said Emilis had just celebrated his 15th birthday on 13 June and had the "whole of his life ahead of him but sadly lost his life".Ms Majewska posted: "His parents get tragically (sic) news on Saturday 12 July that they found Emilis in one of the river close to house and unfortunately he was pronounced dead at the scene."He lost his life but save two other lives and always will be remembered as a HERO."
Another aunt, Ema Kaftanikaitė, said the family was "heartbroken".She posted on Facebook: "We lost my beloved nephew Emilis far too soon - he was only 15 years old. "His life was full of love, laughter, and dreams that will now remain unfulfilled."No parent should ever have to bury their child."
Scotland's hottest day
People had flocked to beauty spots on Saturday as temperatures soared across Scotland.Forecasters said it was the hottest day since June 2023, with the Met Office recording the heat as 32.2C (89.96F) at Aviemore, in the Highlands.A temperature of 32C (89.6F) has only been recorded on six previous occasions in Scotland since 1961.Three other people died in separate incidents.A 63-year-old woman died in a fall near Campsie Glen waterfall in East Dunbartonshire.In East Lothian the body of a 39-year-old man was found in the River Tyne at Haddington.And a 50-year-old man who was pulled from the water at Loch Lomond on Saturday died in hospital on Sunday.Police Scotland said none of the deaths were being treated as suspicious.
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