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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.
