Overview
- Officers were called around 11:10am to Staxigoe near Wick, and Mason was taken by ambulance to Caithness General Hospital where he died later that day.
- His mother, Lucy Neal, announced his death on social media and described her son as loving, caring, bright and cheeky.
- A GoFundMe organised by locals in Staxigoe has raised more than £13,500 to support the family.
- Mason was a primary seven pupil at Noss Primary School in Wick, whose headteacher said he was kind, polite and popular.
- The school has made welfare support available for pupils and staff affected by the loss.