Loch Lomond: Two adults and child die in water in Scotland

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Three people have died after getting into difficulty in the water near Pulpit Rock at the Ardlui end of Loch Lomond on Saturday evening. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Police were called around 6.40pm on Saturday, 24 July 2021 following the report of concerns for people in the water near Pulpit Rock, Ardlui. I am certain that all those affected thought it’s just water – it isn’t, it can also kill #RespectTheWater.” The three deaths were reported on the first “World Drowning Prevention Day”, declared as part of a UN General Assembly resolution passed in April. On Saturday, Lee Heard, charity director of the Royal Life Saving Society, told the BBC that he was aware of 28 people who had died in the water – inland and on the coast – in the past eight days; these deaths did not include the unfortunate casualties from Loch Lomond, recorded on Saturday evening, bringing the total deaths from drowning up to 31 since 14 July.