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| Two children who died in Argyll loch accident named | Two children who died in Argyll loch accident named |
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| Two children who died after the car they were in crashed into a loch in Argyll on Wednesday afternoon have been named. | Two children who died after the car they were in crashed into a loch in Argyll on Wednesday afternoon have been named. |
| Police Scotland said they were Leia McCorrisken, aged three, and her two-year-old brother Seth. | |
| The bodies of the children were recovered from Loch nan Druimnean, north of the village of Kilmelford, after the crash. | The bodies of the children were recovered from Loch nan Druimnean, north of the village of Kilmelford, after the crash. |
| A 36-year-old woman was taken to hospital following the accident. | A 36-year-old woman was taken to hospital following the accident. |
| She was taken to hospital in Oban as a precaution and later released. | She was taken to hospital in Oban as a precaution and later released. |
| The three occupants of the car were said by police to have been from Argyll. | |
| Surface water | Surface water |
| A coastguard helicopter and police dive teams had scoured the loch after the alarm was raised at about 16:00 on Wednesday. | A coastguard helicopter and police dive teams had scoured the loch after the alarm was raised at about 16:00 on Wednesday. |
| The car was recovered from the loch at about 05:00 on Thursday and removed from the scene. The stretch of road involved has also been reopened. | The car was recovered from the loch at about 05:00 on Thursday and removed from the scene. The stretch of road involved has also been reopened. |
| The crash happened on the A816 Oban to Lochgilphead road, about 17 miles from Oban. | The crash happened on the A816 Oban to Lochgilphead road, about 17 miles from Oban. |
| Conditions were said to have been very wet at the time, with surface water in many places on the road. | Conditions were said to have been very wet at the time, with surface water in many places on the road. |
| Argyll and Bute MSP Mike Russell said communities in the local area, and across Scotland, will have been "numbed" by the news of the incident. | Argyll and Bute MSP Mike Russell said communities in the local area, and across Scotland, will have been "numbed" by the news of the incident. |
| He told BBC Radio Scotland: "You cannot imagine anything worse to happen to a family." | He told BBC Radio Scotland: "You cannot imagine anything worse to happen to a family." |
| Mr Russell added: "The road is not a good road and the reaction of people I have spoken has been that it is a difficult road to drive at the best of times. | Mr Russell added: "The road is not a good road and the reaction of people I have spoken has been that it is a difficult road to drive at the best of times. |
| "There was very bad weather yesterday. There was a lot of rain and low cloud. | "There was very bad weather yesterday. There was a lot of rain and low cloud. |
| "I think it is understandable in terms of the location and weather it would have been a dangerous situation." | "I think it is understandable in terms of the location and weather it would have been a dangerous situation." |