© Google Maps 2025A man has died in hospital after wild swimming off the Isle of Bute.
Emergency services were made aware of concern for a 68-year-old who had been swimming at Kilchattan Bay at around 8pm on Thursday.
He was taken by air ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, where he was pronounced dead.
His death is being treated as unexplained.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 8.10pm on Thursday, June 19 2025, we were called to a report of concern for a man who had been wild swimming at Kilchattan Bay on the Isle of Bute.
“Emergency services attended and the 68-year-old was taken by air ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
“The death is being treated as unexplained and enquiries are ongoing.”
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