Man dies after his boat overturns in fishing loch

The 21-year-old was on Snipe Loch when his boat overturned on Sunday.

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A man has died after his boat overturned in an Ayrshire fishing loch.

The 21-year-old was on Snipe Loch, near the village of Coylton, when the incident took place on Sunday night.

Two helicopters and a number of fire engines, ambulances and police vehicles attended the scene after receiving reports from worried locals just after 6pm.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue boat was seen scanning the fishing loch – about five miles from Ayr on the B742.

However, police confirmed that the man couldn’t be saved.

A spokeswoman for the force said: “A 21 year-old man has died after a boat overturned on Snipe Loch, near Coylton around 6.05pm on Sunday. 

“There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and a full report will be forwarded to the Procurator Fiscal.”