Man, 23, dies in hospital after jumping into water at popular park

Hospital: The man died after being taken to Victoria Infirmary.

A man has died after jumping into water in Glasgow's second-largest park.

Police said the 23-year-old plunged into a pool at the Linn Park waterfall at around 1.30pm on Saturday.

Witnesses say he got into difficulty and did not resurface.

A search and rescue operation was subsequently launched and the man was pulled from the water by emergency services.

He was taken to Glasgow Victoria Infirmary where he later died.

A report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

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