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Man, 76, dies at adventure centre | Man, 76, dies at adventure centre |
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An elderly man has died after collapsing at an outdoor activity centre in Aberfoyle, Stirlingshire. | An elderly man has died after collapsing at an outdoor activity centre in Aberfoyle, Stirlingshire. |
The 76-year-old was on an aerial platform at the Go Ape attraction when the incident happened. | The 76-year-old was on an aerial platform at the Go Ape attraction when the incident happened. |
He was lowered to the ground by park instructors but efforts to resuscitate him failed. | He was lowered to the ground by park instructors but efforts to resuscitate him failed. |
Go Ape chief executive Tristram Mayhew said more than 1m people had been on 17 Go Ape courses since 2002 and "nothing like this has happened before". | |
He said the man had collapsed on a platform on the high wire adventure course. | |
Staff carried out CPR until paramedics arrived. | |
A spokesman for Central Scotland Police said the man's identity would not be released until relatives had been informed. | A spokesman for Central Scotland Police said the man's identity would not be released until relatives had been informed. |
He added: "The Health and Safety Executive has also been informed and an investigation is being carried out by Stirling Council." | He added: "The Health and Safety Executive has also been informed and an investigation is being carried out by Stirling Council." |
Mr Mayhew, who travelled to Aberfoyle from the group's head office in Suffolk, added: "Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and in particular to the two grandchildren who were on the course with him at the time." |
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