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The Sun
19 hours ago
- The Sun
Hunt for missing paddleboarder, 15, ends in tragedy as body pulled from Scots loch
A BODY has been found in the search for a missing 15-year-old paddleboarder. Police confirmed a 'male youth' had been found in the water after a rescue team hunt at Lochore Meadows Country Park in Fife. 2 2 Force chiefs closed the airspace barring planes, helicopters and drones from flying over the beauty spot after a 'report of concern' for a person on 260-acre Loch Ore. A police spokesman said: 'The body of a male youth was recovered from the water. 'Formal identification has yet to take place however the family of a 15-year-old paddleboarder reported missing have been informed. 'There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.' The alarm was raised over concerns for the teen who had been on the water around 5.25pm yesterday as temperatures in the area hit 20°C. Coastguard teams from three stations and a chopper took part in the operation, supported by cops and firefighters. Police told how 'extensive searches' had been mounted in a bid to find him. Aircraft had been blocked from flying overhead until 9pm tomorrow, while visitors were urged to stay away and a planned gala was shifted to a nearby playpark. Locals paid tribute to the lad online after it was revealed a body had been found. One said: 'Absolutely devastating news. School principal pays touching tribute to teen who died in Meath swimming tragedy 'I was really praying he would be found safe and well, thinking of his family.' Another added: 'Som so sad to hear this, it is just heartbreaking. 'Sending love to the family, I cannot begin to imagine their pain.' And a third said: 'Another one taken too soon.' More than a million visitors use the park each year, with the loch popular for yachting and used as a training site for the University of St Andrews Boat Club. It is also the home of the Scottish Open Water Championships. Paddleboarding has boomed in popularity, with around 100,000 adults taking to the water annually. They stand or kneel on specially made boards or inflatables and use an oar to move and steer using.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Over 3 dozen bodies found in, around Lady Bird Lake since 2022: data
The Brief Another body has been found in Lady Bird Lake, potentially that of a teenage paddleboarder Over three dozen bodies have been found in and around the lake since 2022, data show AUSTIN, Texas - Another body has been found at Lady Bird Lake. What we know The body was found around 7 a.m. by a paddleboarder near Riverside Drive and South Lamar. Police say that a person called 911 to report that they saw the body near the Butler Hike and Bike Trail. While there is currently no positive identification, Austin police believe the body is likely that of a teenage boy who went missing on Sunday. A preliminary investigation into his disappearance shows that the teenager was with his family on kayaks and paddleboards in the lake. The teen got out of his kayak to stand in shallow water; however, investigators say that he was not wearing a life jacket and had unknowingly been standing near an underwater shelf. Underwater shelves are a sudden drop-off in the lake, and the teen either stepped or slipped off and did not resurface. His kayak was later recovered with his life jacket and backpack still on it. The body found in the lake was wearing the same clothes and looked to be the same demographic as the missing teen, but identification is still pending, says APD. What they're saying "Another paddleboarder was here out on Lady Bird Lake and notified us that it appeared that an individual was deceased and floating on Lady Bird Lake," said Corporal Jose Mendez of the Austin Police Department. By the numbers Data obtained by FOX 7 Austin shows that at least 38 bodies have been found in or around Lady Bird Lake since 2022. Of those, 30 were male, and just over 60 percent were between 30 and 49 years old. Only two were teenagers, including the body found on Tuesday. In the past three years, the causes of death have been mainly attributed to accidental drownings. Second is suicide, as well as drug overdoses, and natural causes. Only one case has been ruled a murder; about half a dozen of these cases remain unknown. Dig deeper The Austin Police Department continues to reiterate that there is no reason for them to believe these deaths are connected. Police have also found no reason to suspect foul play, and there were no trauma wounds on the corpse of the most recent body. The Source Information in this report comes from reporting by FOX 7 Austin's Katie Pratt and data obtained by FOX 7 Austin.
