Police Scotland

Police have confirmed that the body recovered from Loch Tay is that of missing Canoeist Darren Gilpin.

The 29-year-old had been out on the water in the Killin area on Saturday afternoon when his two-man boat capsized.

His friend made it ashore and raised the alarm and a police operation was then launched to trace Mr Gilpin before his body was recovered on Sunday evening.

There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.

The Edinburgh reporter sends our condolences to Mr Gilpin’s family and friends.

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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.