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Gairloch canoe capsize: Third child dies in hospital | Gairloch canoe capsize: Third child dies in hospital |
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A third child who was among six people on board a boat that capsized on a west Highland sea loch has died in hospital. | A third child who was among six people on board a boat that capsized on a west Highland sea loch has died in hospital. |
Five-year-old Gracie Mackay from Muir of Ord was rescued after the boat overturned off Gairloch on Sunday. | Five-year-old Gracie Mackay from Muir of Ord was rescued after the boat overturned off Gairloch on Sunday. |
Police confirmed she passed away at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow on Monday afternoon. | Police confirmed she passed away at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow on Monday afternoon. |
Two brothers, Ewen Beaton, 5, and two-year-old Jamie also died in the tragedy. Their father, Ewen, 32, is still missing, presumed dead. | Two brothers, Ewen Beaton, 5, and two-year-old Jamie also died in the tragedy. Their father, Ewen, 32, is still missing, presumed dead. |
'Utterly devastated' | |
Gracie's father and her eight-year-old sister swam to shore. | Gracie's father and her eight-year-old sister swam to shore. |
It is understood the girl reached the shore shortly before her father, aged 36, at about 16:15, and managed to alert the coastguard. | It is understood the girl reached the shore shortly before her father, aged 36, at about 16:15, and managed to alert the coastguard. |
A spokesman for Northern Constabulary said: "This is a very difficult time for Gracie's family and they have requested their privacy to be respected." | A spokesman for Northern Constabulary said: "This is a very difficult time for Gracie's family and they have requested their privacy to be respected." |
Meanwhile, a Beaton family statement said they were "utterly devastated by the loss of our beautiful little boys". | Meanwhile, a Beaton family statement said they were "utterly devastated by the loss of our beautiful little boys". |
It said: "We appreciate all that has and is being done by emergency services to find their adoring father, Ewen." | It said: "We appreciate all that has and is being done by emergency services to find their adoring father, Ewen." |
The families on board the Canadian canoe - a narrow boat designed to carry numerous passengers - had been on a day trip from their homes in Beauly and Muir of Ord. | The families on board the Canadian canoe - a narrow boat designed to carry numerous passengers - had been on a day trip from their homes in Beauly and Muir of Ord. |
Ewen and Jamie Beaton were airlifted to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, but Northern Constabulary later confirmed they had both died. | Ewen and Jamie Beaton were airlifted to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, but Northern Constabulary later confirmed they had both died. |
The search resumed for their father on Monday morning but the coastguard said it was now being treated as a recovery - rather than a rescue - mission. | The search resumed for their father on Monday morning but the coastguard said it was now being treated as a recovery - rather than a rescue - mission. |
Ewen Beaton was a Primary 1 pupil at the 61-pupil Teanassie Primary School, near Beauly. | Ewen Beaton was a Primary 1 pupil at the 61-pupil Teanassie Primary School, near Beauly. |
Acting head teacher Alison Donald said: "As we are a small community, the school, parents and the wider community will feel this loss deeply." | Acting head teacher Alison Donald said: "As we are a small community, the school, parents and the wider community will feel this loss deeply." |
James Martin, chairman of the school's parent council, said: "The Beatons are a well known and highly-respected family and the impact of their loss will be felt throughout the community." | James Martin, chairman of the school's parent council, said: "The Beatons are a well known and highly-respected family and the impact of their loss will be felt throughout the community." |
The coastguard believes the canoe capsized several hundred metres from the shoreline, between a small island and the beach. | The coastguard believes the canoe capsized several hundred metres from the shoreline, between a small island and the beach. |