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16/08/2006
Child killed in holiday fall
An eight-year-old girl has died after falling down a gorge at a beauty spot in the Scottish Highlands.
The child is believed to have been walking with her parents and two sisters at the Steall waterfall, Glen Nevis, when the incident happened around 6:30pm on Tuesday evening.
Police said that the girl fell about 100ft and it is understood that she died at the scene.
Her body was discovered by an RAF helicopter and was taken to Bedford Hospital in Fort William.
Police said that it was not clear how the child had fallen.
(KMcA)
The child is believed to have been walking with her parents and two sisters at the Steall waterfall, Glen Nevis, when the incident happened around 6:30pm on Tuesday evening.
Police said that the girl fell about 100ft and it is understood that she died at the scene.
Her body was discovered by an RAF helicopter and was taken to Bedford Hospital in Fort William.
Police said that it was not clear how the child had fallen.
(KMcA)
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