99-year-old dies after fall into river

A 99-YEAR-OLD man died after falling in a river during a walk, police said yesterday.

It is thought that Thomas Thomson may have slipped during his stroll. However, a post-mortem examination was last night due to be carried out to discover whether a medical condition might have caused his death.

A member of the public heard a splash at about 4:15pm on Monday and saw the body of Mr Thomson in the River Nith in Dumfries.

An ambulance was called and emergency resuscitation was carried out on Mr Thomson, but it was unsuccessful.

Mr Thomson, who lived at the nearby Abbeyfield House at Dock Park, regularly took a walk near the river.

A spokesman for Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary said last night: "A report has been submitted to the procurator- fiscal and there would appear to be no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death."