Southerness Holiday Park: Police investigate man's 'unexplained' death at Scottish caravan park

A 59-year-old man died suddenly in the Holiday Village on Wednesday
By Rachel Mackie
Published 23rd Jul 2020, 09:29 BST
Updated 23rd Jul 2020, 13:28 BST

Police Scotland are investigating the ‘unexplained’ death of a 59-year-old man at a holiday park in Dumfries and Galloway.

Emergency services were called to Southerness Holiday Park on Wednesday, July 22 around 5.20 pm.

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A Police spokesperson said: “The death is currently being treated as unexplained, although there are no apparent suspicious circumstances, and a report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."

A police source told The Scotsman the man had a medical problem and took ill at the park.

Southerness is a coastal village in the south of Dumfries and Galloway.

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