FAI into River Tay deaths to take place next year

Man (39) and boy (12) died in water five years apart

- LUCINDA CAMERON

A joint Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of a 12-year-old boy and a man who drowned during outdoor activities almost five years apart is to take place in March next year.

Kayden Walker, from Bridgeton, Glasgow, died after becoming trapped on the upstream side of a weir while on a day trip with the Church House community group.

He was separated from his board during a river boarding session on the River Tay, near the village of Stanley, Perthshire on July 28 2019.

After being pulled from the water he was airlifted to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee and was then transferred to the Royal Hospital for Children at Glasgow where he died on July 29.

The FAI follows the prosecution of Outdoor Pursuits Scotland Ltd in October 2024 for a contravention of health and safety legislation which led to Kayden's death. The company was fined £10,000.