Man found Dead in River Nith
Written by author on August 16, 2010
About 1450 hours on 13/08/2010. Police officers attended to a report that a person had jumped into the River Nith at the McMillan Bridge, Kingholm Road, Dumfries. On arrival officers found a male person in the middle of the river. A police officer entered the water and recovered this person who was immediately attended by ambulance staff however a short time later life was pronounced extinct.
The deceased’s family have been informed and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal for their attention. There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding this incident at this time.
It is requested that any person who may have witnessed the above incident contact Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary on Tel 0845 600 5701.
