Man has died in hospital after being pulled out of loch at Strathclyde Park
The incident took place at the Goose Beach section of the popular body of water at around 3.35pm last Monday (June 1).
The man had been sunbathing on the bank but made his way into the loch.
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Hide AdIt soon became apparent to onlookers that he needed assistance.
Together they succeeded in bringing him to shore but his condition gave grounds for concern and an ambulance was summoned to take him to hospital in Wishaw.
However, it emerged that the man could not be saved as a result of the incident.
An appeal had been put out to discover his identity and his family came forward within hours
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The victim is not being named and the death is not being treated as suspicious.
Last month, we revealed how a 57-year-old man tragically died at the loch on Thursday, May 7.
A helicopter and search party were scrambled at the scene but the man’s body was found in the water shortly afterwards.
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