A MAN has died after getting into difficulty in a canal near Glasgow.

The 39-year-old was in the water at the Forth and Clyde canal on Saturday evening when the alarm was raised that he had gotten into difficulty. 

Members of the public scrambled to help the man, and emergency services rushed to the scene at Cadder Road in Bishopbriggs at around 6.30pm.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene a while later. 

Officers are continuing enquiries into the incident, but are not treating the death as suspicious. 

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 6.30pm on Saturday, 13 August, officers attended Cadder Road, Glasgow following reports of a man in difficulty in the water.

"The 39-year-old was recovered by members of the public and emergency services attended, but he was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.

"The death is not being treated as suspicious, and enquiries are ongoing.”