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Daily Mail
17 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Tourist, 23, plunges to her death into water at Highlands beauty spot
A 23-year-old woman has tragically died after plunging into the water at a Scottish Highlands beauty spot. Emergency services scrambled to the picturesque Rogie Falls, near Contin in Ross-shire, at around 1.45pm yesterday, as a major rescue operation was sparked. The woman was reportedly a tourist in the area and had been with others when she fell into the water. Police, Dundonnell Mountain Rescue, HM Coastguard, a helicopter and the Scottish Ambulance service were all sent to the scene. A specialist water boat was also deployed by Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. But the woman was pronounced dead at the scene and police say they are not treating the death as suspicious. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: 'Around 1.45pm on Saturday, June 14, we were called to a report of a woman having fallen into water in the Rogie Falls area of Wester Ross. 'Emergency services attended however the 23-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. 'There are no suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.' The Rogie Falls are a series of waterfalls on the Black Water and are a popular destination with tourists. They lie off the A835 road, around a mile northwest of the village of Contin, and are famous for salmon viewing. Woodlands surround the waterfalls, with a bridge over them connecting to forest paths.
Yahoo
21 hours ago
- Yahoo
Woman, 23, dies after falling in water at beauty spot in Scottish Highlands
A woman has died after falling into the water at a popular beauty spot in the Scottish Highlands. The 23-year-old had fallen into the water in the Rogie Falls area of Wester Ross. Police Scotland confirmed emergency services attended the scene after being called at 1.45pm on Saturday. "However, [she] was pronounced dead at the scene," a spokesperson said. "There are no suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal." Rogie Falls are a series of waterfalls on the Black Water, a river in Ross-shire in the Highlands of Scotland. They are a popular attraction for tourists on Scotland's North Coast 500 road trip.
Sky News
21 hours ago
- Sky News
Woman, 23, dies after falling in water at beauty spot in Scottish Highlands
A woman has died after falling into the water at a popular beauty spot in the Scottish Highlands. The 23-year-old had fallen into the water in the Rogie Falls area of Wester Ross. Police Scotland confirmed emergency services attended the scene after being called at 1.45pm on Saturday. "However, [she] was pronounced dead at the scene," a spokesperson said. "There are no suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal." Rogie Falls are a series of waterfalls on the Black Water, a river in Ross-shire in the Highlands of Scotland. They are a popular attraction for tourists on Scotland's North Coast 500 road trip.
BBC News
a day ago
- BBC News
Woman dies after falling into water at Rogie Falls
A woman who fell into the water at a beauty spot in the Highlands has 23-year-old got into difficulty at Rogie Falls in Wester Ross at about 13:45 on services including HM Coastguard and the fire service were sent to the falls, but the woman was pronounced dead at the Scotland said there were no suspicious circumstances, and a report would be sent to the procurator fiscal.
The Sun
a day ago
- The Sun
Woman, 23, dies after falling into river at popular Scots beauty spot near NC500
A YOUNG female tourist has died after falling into a river at a popular beauty spot in the Highlands. A massive rescue operation was mounted at Rogie Falls near Contin in Ross-shire on Saturday. 3 3 The accident happened in warm temperatures and the woman – a visitor to the area – somehow fell into the water. The 23-year-old was with others and the alarm was raised around 1.45pm. Police, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's specialist water craft, Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team, coastguards, a helicopter and the Scottish Ambulance Service were all scrambled. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: 'Around 1.45pm on Saturday, 14 June, 2025, we were called to a report of a woman having fallen into water in the Rogie Falls area of Wester Ross 'Emergency services attended however the 23-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. 'There are no suspicious circumstances, and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal." Rogie Falls are a series of waterfalls on the Black Water. The falls are about 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) northwest of the village of Contin, next to the A835 road. They are a popular tourist attraction on the North Coast 500 road trip, with several forest walks and a bridge. The waterfalls on the Black Water at Rogie can be dramatic, especially after a sustained wet period or when there's snow melt coming off Ben Wyvis. Teen Mom star David Eason's ex Olivia Leedham suffers tragedy as daughter Lailah suddenly dies at 7 The river comes crashing down through the rocks as it loses height before dropping more gently through Contin to join the River Conon that flows out into the Cromarty Firth. The series of falls are more than 13 metres in height and a fairly new suspension bridge spans the water below them to give walkers a spectacular view. Elsewhere a man tragically died in a horror blaze at a four-storey building. Around 40 people were forced to leave their homes after the fire broke out in Perth in the early hours of Saturday. 3
