TRIBUTES have been paid to a 21-year-old man who died in a jet ski tragedy on Loch Lomond on Saturday.
Stuart McLevy, from Yoker, Glasgow, is believed to have fallen off the jet ski just north of Inchmurran island on Saturday evening. Police Scotland said he was a passenger on the water craft at the time of the incident. The 37-year-old driver of the jet ski was released from hospital after being treated for minor injuries.
Shocked onlookers brought both men to shore at the Duncan Mills Memorial Slipway at Balloch where paramedics could take over.
Emergency services were called out at 9.15pm and the men were rushed to Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley where McLevy was pronounced dead.
Inspector John McMillan from at Dumbarton Police Station said: “One man has died and another man is receiving treatment following this incident.
“We understand Stuart McLevy fell from the jet ski and entered the water. The 37-year-old man who was driving also entered the water and attempted to assist. Other individuals who were also on the water on private vessels quickly came to the aid of both men and brought them back to shore.
“At this time I am appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the incident from the shoreline to contact officers at Dumbarton Police Station.”
A post-mortem examination is to be carried out to establish the exact cause of death.
Shocked family and friends have posted tributes online while a crowdfunding page has already raised more than its £2500 target.
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