17 Feb 2025

Company fined after child's death on the River Tay

A Glasgow-based outdoor activity company has been sentenced for health and safety failings which led to the tragic death of a 12-year-old boy on the River Tay.

An outdoor activity firm has been fined £10,000 for failings which led to the death of a boy following a boogie boarding accident on the River Tay.

Kayden Walker became separated from his board and was trapped on the upstream side of a weir for more than three minutes before an instructor was able to free him.

The 12-year-old, from Bridgeton, Glasgow, had been on a day trip with other children near Stanley village on 28 July 2019.

Outdoor Pursuits Scotland Ltd, who ran the activity, were fined after admitting a breach of health and safety legislation at Perth Sheriff Court.

Learn more... (BBC)

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) Report