Overview
- Police were alerted to concern for an 11-year-old and search teams recovered Faith Curran’s body from Gore Water near Shank Bridge, with officers saying she was pronounced dead at the scene after the search on Thursday.
- The Scottish Ambulance Service said it received a call at 2.33pm and sent two ambulances, its special operations team and a critical care paramedic to the incident.
- Police Scotland has maintained a cordon around paths under Shank Bridge while inquiries continue and has stated a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal to determine any further legal steps.
- Faith’s family described her as a “happy, adventurous and outgoing girl,” thanked those who helped with the search, asked for privacy, and locals have left flowers and a teddy at the beauty spot as tributes.
- Gore Glen is a popular riverside park near Edinburgh and sudden deaths there are handled by Police Scotland with a Procurator Fiscal report to establish cause, a process that will shape what information is released and what further steps follow.