A 63-year-old woman died in front of distraught onlookers yesterday at a Scots beauty spot.
Emergency services raced to the Campsie Glen Waterfall Car Park, an area popular with swimmers and paddlers in the hills above Glasgow, after reports of a woman falling.
The multi-agency response was attended by police, fire and ambulance crews, who sealed off the car park to attend to the incident.
According to eyewitnesses, paramedics tried to resuscitate the woman in front of other day trippers who had arrived at the spot on the hottest day of the year.
Last night it was unclear whether her death was related to the high temperatures in the area.
One onlooker said: ‘There was a lot of people crying at the scene.
‘The police and ambulance service are there.
‘I think a specialist climbing unit had also been there earlier.’
Shocked visitors could be seen gathered near the falls, which are accessed via a footpath which rises around 200m.
One witness said: ‘There were at least seven police cars and officers were going around taking statements from people. They all looked distraught.’
The car park is located just a few minutes from the town of Lennoxtown, in East Dunbartonshire, and operated by Forestry and Land Scotland.
Recognising its attraction to visitors, the government agency website states: ‘From the pretty village of Clachan of Campsie, with its historic church, wind along grassy slopes into the Campsie Glen.
‘Wander along the path beside the Kirk Burn, or stop for a feed at one of the many picturesque picnic spots beneath the trees.
‘For a more energetic outing, follow the path behind Clachan of Campsie that forks steeply uphill from the burn to reach a car park on the B822 with lovely views into the glen.
‘From here you can choose a path around the hill to see waterfalls along the burn below or carry on climbing along a steep, rough trail to reach the ridge of the Campsie Fells above.’
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: ‘Around 12.35pm on Saturday, 12 July, 2025, police received a report a 63-year-old woman had fallen near Campsie Glen Waterfall Car Park.
‘Emergency services attended and the woman died at the scene. Her family is aware and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.
‘Emergency services remain in attendance.’
On the other side of the country, in East Lothian, a man’s body was recovered from the River Tyne near Haddington just before noon.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: ‘Around 11.45am on Saturday, 12 July, 2025, police received a report a man’s body had been found in the River Tyne, near Sidegate, Haddington.
‘Emergency services are in attendance and enquiries are ongoing.’
Again, it was unclear last night whether his death was weather-related.
