Tributes are paid to 20-year-old man who died after swimming with friends at Scottish beauty spot
- Keivan Ulhaq ‘got into difficulty in water’ at Lochore Meadows, near Lochgelly, Fife, last night
- Bystanders pulled him from the water and emergency services were called around 6pm
- He was taken to Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, but died a short time later
Tributes have poured in for a young man who died after swimming in a Scottish beauty spot.
Keivan Ulhaq, 20, ‘got into difficulty in water’ at Lochore Meadows, near Lochgelly, Fife, last night.
He was pulled from the water by bystanders and the emergency services were called around 6pm.
Keivan Ulhaq, 20, ‘got into difficulty in water’ at Lochore Meadows, near Lochgelly, Fife, last night
Mr Ulhaq was taken to Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, but died a short time later.
His heartbroken friends have paid tribute to him on social media. One said: ‘Can’t believe I’m writing this right now.
‘Keivan you were only 20 years old you didn’t deserve any of this.’
His heartbroken friends have paid tribute to him on social media and said he’s ‘one in a million’
They added: ‘This world is a cruel world always taking young lives away, I’m going to miss you so much, will always be on my mind, I love and miss you so much rest easy my brother.’
Another commented: ‘Rest in peace to one of the closest friends I’ve ever had. It will never be the same without you… don’t even want to believe that it’s true.’
A third wrote: ‘You were one in a million, one of the soundest guys out there.’
He was pulled from the water at Lochore Meadows by bystanders and the emergency services were called around 6pm
Another devastated friend said: ‘We are all absolutely heartbroken and don’t know how we are going to go on without you. You were always the life and soul of the party.’
Councillor Darren Watts, from the Cowdenbeath Ward, Fife, said: ‘Incredibly sad news to wake up to this morning.
‘My thoughts are with his family and friends right now.’
A spokesman for Police Scotland said: ‘Around 6pm on Saturday, June 20 police were called to a report that a 20-year-old man had gotten into difficulty in water at Lochore Meadows and had been pulled out.
‘He was taken to Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, for treatment but died a short time later.’