'Fall from boat' on Loch Lomond as search underway for Scots ex-hotel boss
Alan Colquhoun, 83, is believed to have been with members of his family when he fell overboard.
Divers are searching for the founder of a popular hotel after he fell from a boat on Loch Lomond.
Alan Colquhoun, 83, is believed to have been with members of his family when he fell overboard on Thursday afternoon.
Police and Coastguard have also been involved in the search for Mr Colquhoun, the dad-of-three who is the former owner of The Lodge on Loch Lomond Hotel.
A source said the area has been swarming with police and search teams since the alarm was raised.
They said: 'Divers have been out constantly every day since Thursday. There's police everywhere.
'They've never left the loch since the man went missing.
'It seems like they've been all over the place constantly since Thursday but still haven't been able to find him.
'A helicopter was also flying above the loch at one point.
'We haven't heard much about it but the search is still very much ongoing.
'We've also heard they're meant to be bringing in some kind of submarine in the morning to try and locate the man if he hasn't been found by then.'
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The four-star Lodge on the Loch Lomond Hotel was built by Mr Colquhoun and his wife Elizabeth on the site of a derelict farm and opened on his 50th birthday in 1992.
It is now owned and run by his son Niall and his wife Ann.
The hotel was still open for business yesterday despite the ongoing search.
A member of staff who answered the phone at the hotel refused to comment when called by the Record.
The Colquhoun family is believed to have gone out on the loch on a boat from Freedom Boat Club at nearby Ardlui Marina.
A spokesman there said: 'We can't comment as an investigation is still ongoing.
'Nobody has been found yet.'
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: 'Around 12.35pm on Thursday, 26 June, we received a report of an 83-year-old man entering the water in Loch Lomond near Isle of Inchlonaig.
'Police and partner agencies attended and extensive searches are ongoing.
'Local officers have been assisted by our Dive and Marine Unit and Air Support Unit.
'Officers are continuing to keep the man's family updated.'
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