A man, woman and child have died in an incident in Loch Lomond.
Police say three people were pronounced dead after a report of concern for people in the water near Pulpit Rock, Ardlui on Saturday evening.
They have been named as Edina Olahova, 29, her son Rana Haris Ali, 9, and family friend Mohammad Asim Riaz, 39.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Police were called around 6.40pm on Saturday, 24 July, 2021 following the report of concerns for people in the water near Pulpit Rock, Ardlui.
"A multi-agency operation took place and sadly, three people were pronounced dead at the scene.
"Formal identification has still to take place but the family of a 41-year-old man, 29-year-old woman and nine-year-old boy have been made aware.
"A 7-year-old boy was taken by ambulance to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow and is currently in intensive care.
"A full report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal."
In a post on Facebook a spokesperson for the Loch Lomond Rescue Boat said: "At 19.25 on 24/7/21 LLRB were paged to attend an incident at Rubha Ban near to I Vow.
"Reports were initially of five people in the water.
"Sadly 3 persons were recovered from the water but were unfortunately pronounced dead at the scene and 2 others remain in hospital.
"Our thoughts are with the family of the deceased at this time.
"Thanks to all emergency services involved and to our crew again on what has proved to be a incredibly tragic and difficult weekend."
The incident came less than 24 hours after the body of 16-year-old Connor Markward, from Glasgow, was recovered from the loch near Balloch Country Park on Friday evening.
Elsewhere an 11-year-old boy died in a river at the Alexander Hamilton Memorial Park in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire on Saturday afternoon.
On the same day the body of a 13-year-old boy was recovered from the water at Hazelbank, near Lanark.
READ MORE: Body of 16-year-old boy is recovered from Loch Lomond near Balloch Park
Assistant Chief Constable Mark Williams from Police Scotland said: "The number of deaths in open water this weekend is hard to comprehend and my thoughts are with the families and loved ones of those affected.
"The warm weather can make open water swimming and paddling very inviting but it is extremely dangerous, even for the most experienced swimmers or supervised children. The conditions can change very quickly and there are often hidden risks like deeper water and strong currents.
"The message I want to send to everyone is exercise extreme caution. It is better to keep a safe distance from water if possible.
"Tragically, this weekend has highlighted that open water is very, very dangerous.
"If you see someone in the water and distressed call 999 immediately. Remember, you could get into difficulty yourself trying to help so please take care and seek help as soon as possible."
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