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21 Sept 2025

Death of man after body recovered from water near island ‘unexplained’

Death of man after body recovered from water near island ‘unexplained’

The death of a man whose body was recovered from the water off a Hebridean island is being treated as “unexplained” by police.

Emergency services were called to a report of concern for a man in the water near Bousd Creag Glas on the Isle of Coll at around 9.40pm on Friday.

Police said a 25-year-old man was recovered from the water and was pronounced dead at the scene.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “The death is being treated as unexplained, however, there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances and inquiries are ongoing.

“A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”

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