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Dougal Smart

Dougal Smart

Dad's heartbreak after son drowns in sea rescue

THE father of an Edinburgh hero who drowned while trying to save a fellow tourist in Australia will today give the heartbreaking news to his wife that her son is dead.

Tragedy ended Scot's trip of a lifetime

AS HE embraced his father at Edinburgh Airport, Dougal Smart brimmed with optimism as he prepared to mbark on “the trip of a lifetime” with his wife, Joan.

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