Google MapsThe body of a woman was recovered from a burn in South Lanarkshire on Wednesday.
Emergency services were made aware of a body in the water in Sandford at around 3.45pm.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service deployed two appliances and a two water rescue units to the scene.
A dead 51-year-old female was pulled from the burn.
The incident is not believed to be suspicious and report is due to be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware of the body of a 51-year-old woman in a burn in Sandford near Strathaven around 3.45pm on Wednesday, March 5.
“There are no apparent suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson added: “We were requested at 3.50pm on Wednesday, March 5, to assist our emergency service partners near Sandford, South Lanarkshire.
“Operations Control mobilised two appliances and two water rescue units to the area, where firefighter assisted their partners before leaving the scene.”
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