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Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Scottish Sun
Man dies at Scots beach as cops race to scene
The tragedy came as a heatwave blasted the country today BEACH TRAGEDY Man dies at Scots beach as cops race to scene Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A MAN has tragically died at a Scottish beach after falling ill as temperatures soared to 26C today. Emergency services raced to the scene at Saltcoats beach, in North Ayrshire, earlier this afternoon. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Mercy crews raced to the Saltcoats beach this afternoon Credit: Alamy The alarm was raised just before 3pm after police received reports of a man taking unwell. When they arrived, they found a 44-year-old man on the beach near Montgomerie Crescent. But he was tragically pronounced dead at the scene. Scores of mercy crews scrambled to the beauty spot this afternoon, including ambulances and a resuscitation rapid response unit. An air ambulance was also spotted in the sky, hovering over Saltcoats and Ardrossan beaches. The helicopter was seen sitting stationary on the beach's promenade, according to the Daily Record. It comes as a heatwave blasted the country today, with temperatures skyrocketing to 26C. The hot weather is expected to last for days, with Scots warned that they will wake to the dawn of a Brazilliant weekend heatwave tomorrow morning. Police have confirmed that they are not treating the death as suspicious. They added that a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal. Man found dead on Scots street as police launch investigation and tape off area A Police Scotland spokesperson told the Daily Record: "At 2.55 pm on Thursday, June 19, we received a report of a man taking unwell on the beach at Saltcoats, close to Montgomerie Crescent. "Emergency services attended and a 44-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. "His next of kin have been informed. "The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal." A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson told the Ardrossan Herald: 'We received a call at 2.38pm to attend an incident at Saltcoats Beach. "An ambulance, an air ambulance with trauma team and a resuscitation rapid response unit (3RU) were dispatched to the scene.'
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Climate
- Scottish Sun
Scotland to be hotter than Rio de Janeiro as temperatures to soar to 29C
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SCOTLAND will wake to the dawn of a Brazilliant weekend heatwave tomorrow morning – with temperatures hotter than Rio de Janeiro. Aviemore in the Highlands has been tipped to hit 29C (84F) which would make it the hottest day of the year by a country mile. 3 Scotland could be hotter than Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro tomorrow Credit: Getty 3 Temperatures across Scotland could hit 30C over the next 48 hours Credit: Les Gallagher 3 People across the country have been basking in the balmy conditions Credit: Andrew Barr It will be standing room only in 28C (82F) Glasgow beer gardens this afternoon as the working week ends hotter than Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, just 27C on the Copacabana. With the scorching weather lasting into Saturday, Midsummer's Day, ASDA say they expect to sell over 7million litres of beer, the equivalent of 12.3million pints or enough to fill just under three Olympic-sized swimming pools. The supermarket say they will sell twice as many garden paddling pools, reduced to just £12 for the summer. Alex Deakin of the Met Office said: "The vast majority of people will be having a dry and sunny day, and a hot one at that. 'Temperatures are likely to get up to 30C (86F) and perhaps 31C or 32C (up to 90F). 'It will be a hotter day for Scotland and Northern Ireland and noticeably so. 'Friday evening is going to be very warm indeed, a difficult night for sleeping.' The warmest day of the year was recorded last Friday at Lossiemouth in Moray, where the mercury touched 25.7C (77F). You have to go back to the 19th Century to find Scotland's hottest-ever June day. On 18 June 1893, a temperature of 32.2C (89F) was recorded at Ochtertyre, Perth and Kinross. Brits set to bask in 29C sizzler today as Met Office says 'heatwave likely' this weekend with temps soaring Things look very promising today for the second day of the Royal Highland Show at Ingliston, near Edinburgh. Today, long queues formed on the M8 and M9 as visitors tried to reach the annual event. On Saturday, the Sex Pistols will kick off the Summer Sessions festival at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, with ScotRail laying on extra trains for fans. Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Dan Holley, said: 'The highest temperatures from this hot spell are forecast for Saturday, with low 30s Celsius fairly widely across England, and up to 34C possible in eastern areas. "Despite this, the more uncomfortable heat will be in northern and western areas initially, where despite somewhat lower temperatures the air will be more humid. 'While Saturday will be a dry and fine day for many, a few showers or thunderstorms will be possible across northern and western parts of the UK, with an increasing risk of some intense thunderstorms developing across portions of north Wales, northern England and southern Scotland later in the afternoon and into the evening hours, which could bring heavy downpours, frequent lightning, gusty winds and possibly large hail.' The Scottish Environment Protection Agency say above-average rainfall is still required for water scarcity levels to recover in the east of the country, where some parts have seen below-average rainfall for over a year. Recent downpours have allowed some river catchments to recover from 'moderate scarcity' to 'alert' on SEPA's warning graph.
