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| Police called to incident near Benderloch but 8-year-old dies at scene and 12-year-old is airlifted to hospital in Oban | |
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| An eight-year-old girl has died and a 12-year-old girl has been airlifted to hospital after being trapped under logs in an Argyll forest. | An eight-year-old girl has died and a 12-year-old girl has been airlifted to hospital after being trapped under logs in an Argyll forest. |
| The tragedy happened near the village of Benderloch outside Oban on Sunday. Police and other emergency services were called to the area after receiving a report that a girl had become trapped under logs. | The tragedy happened near the village of Benderloch outside Oban on Sunday. Police and other emergency services were called to the area after receiving a report that a girl had become trapped under logs. |
| A spokesman for Police Scotland said: “An eight-year-old girl has died after she became trapped under logs in Benderloch. | A spokesman for Police Scotland said: “An eight-year-old girl has died after she became trapped under logs in Benderloch. |
| “Around 2.40pm police and emergency services received a report that the young girl had become trapped. Despite the best efforts of emergency services, the eight-year-old girl died at the scene. A 12-year-old was also airlifted to hospital in Oban for treatment.” | “Around 2.40pm police and emergency services received a report that the young girl had become trapped. Despite the best efforts of emergency services, the eight-year-old girl died at the scene. A 12-year-old was also airlifted to hospital in Oban for treatment.” |
| Police said the Health and Safety Executive had been informed about the incident and a report would be sent to the procurator fiscal. | Police said the Health and Safety Executive had been informed about the incident and a report would be sent to the procurator fiscal. |
| The spokesman added: “Inquiries are ongoing into this incident; however, police are not treating this as suspicious.” | The spokesman added: “Inquiries are ongoing into this incident; however, police are not treating this as suspicious.” |
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