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29/07/2013
River Search Resumes For 16-Year-Old
The search for a missing teenage boy who was swept into a river in Perth on Sunday has resumed.
Friends of the missing 16-year-old raised the alarm just before 19:30 on Sunday night. It is understood that the boy got into difficulties while trying to cross the River Tay at North Muirton.
Police in North Ayrshire are also checking a river following a report of a girl being seen in the water.
It is understood that a child reported seeing a girl, or about 10, with long dark hair and glass in the River Garnock at Kilbirnie.
Police have said that while no children have been reported missing, they are taking the report seriously.
(MH/CD)
Friends of the missing 16-year-old raised the alarm just before 19:30 on Sunday night. It is understood that the boy got into difficulties while trying to cross the River Tay at North Muirton.
Police in North Ayrshire are also checking a river following a report of a girl being seen in the water.
It is understood that a child reported seeing a girl, or about 10, with long dark hair and glass in the River Garnock at Kilbirnie.
Police have said that while no children have been reported missing, they are taking the report seriously.
(MH/CD)
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