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A second man has died as a result of heavy flooding in Scotland after he fell from a canoe into a rapid-flowing river.A second man has died as a result of heavy flooding in Scotland after he fell from a canoe into a rapid-flowing river.
Police confirmed the man died after being airlifted to hospital from the river Garry in the Highlands, as Storm Frank battered the region.Police confirmed the man died after being airlifted to hospital from the river Garry in the Highlands, as Storm Frank battered the region.
The 36-year-old fell into the river near Invergarry on Thursday afternoon and was swept downstream before a Royal Navy helicopter was able to airlift him to Raigmore hospital in Inverness.The 36-year-old fell into the river near Invergarry on Thursday afternoon and was swept downstream before a Royal Navy helicopter was able to airlift him to Raigmore hospital in Inverness.
An 18-year-old man who fell from the same canoe managed to get to shore, and has since been discharged from hospital.An 18-year-old man who fell from the same canoe managed to get to shore, and has since been discharged from hospital.
The death comes after Police Scotland recovered the body of a kayaker on Thursday. The man, believed to be in his 50s, had been missing since he got into difficulties on the Findhorn river near Inverness on Wednesday afternoon.The death comes after Police Scotland recovered the body of a kayaker on Thursday. The man, believed to be in his 50s, had been missing since he got into difficulties on the Findhorn river near Inverness on Wednesday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to an area known as Elephant Rock, having been alerted to a kayaker struggling to navigate the swollen river, but a coastguard search had to be called off as weather conditions worsened. Police recovered the man’s body from the river at 9am on Thursday.Emergency services were called to an area known as Elephant Rock, having been alerted to a kayaker struggling to navigate the swollen river, but a coastguard search had to be called off as weather conditions worsened. Police recovered the man’s body from the river at 9am on Thursday.
Five flood warnings remained in place across Scotland on Friday morning, down from nearly 100 on Wednesday evening. Scotland bore the brunt of the latest deluge with homes in the worst-affected areas in Dumfries and Galloway and Aberdeenshire evacuated and hundreds of people left without power.Five flood warnings remained in place across Scotland on Friday morning, down from nearly 100 on Wednesday evening. Scotland bore the brunt of the latest deluge with homes in the worst-affected areas in Dumfries and Galloway and Aberdeenshire evacuated and hundreds of people left without power.
The clean-up began in earnest across Scotland on New Year’s Day, with volunteers working alongside council and emergency service staff in chilly but bright weather.
In Dumfries, the recovery work was focusing on the Whitesands area by the river Nith, where one of the country’s two severe flood warnings was issued on Wednesday evening.
Teams of council workers were removing branches and other debris from the riverbank, while volunteers were helping to clear thick mud from a row of business premises across the carpark. When the Nith overflowed on Wednesday, flood waters rose up several feet into the shops and cafes along the promenade.
Kaseem Saleem said he had planned to open his newly renovated coffee shop three days ago, but delayed it because of the floods. On Saturday morning he was stripping out £2,000 worth of new flooring, now ruined.
“It’s sad, but I’m happy at the same time because people have been so good and helpful,” he said. “It would have taken me weeks to clear this all on my own. My spirits have really been lifted.”
Robertson Wellen, who runs a nearby guesthouse, was one of those helping Saleem, moving chairs and fridges from the cafe on to the street before clearing the floor of river mud.
Wellen, who read about the clean-up operation in a Facebook post by his local MSP, said: “So many people have come down to help this morning. Life deals you these things sometimes, but there’s a pretty positive attitude.”