Police remain at Midlothian beauty spot for third day after girl, 11, found dead
Enquiries into the circumstances of her death are ongoing.
Police officers remain at a beauty spot in Midlothian for a third day after an 11-year-old girl was found dead.
The girl’s body was recovered from Gore Water at Gore Glen Woodland Park following a search for her on Thursday afternoon.
Police said they were called to the scene after receiving reports of concern for a young girl at around 12.40pm. At around 2.33pm, two ambulances, a special operations team and a critical care paramedic from the Scottish Ambulance Service were dispatched.
Her body was found and pulled from the water around two hours later.
Police confirmed they remained at the scene on Saturday with enquiries into the circumstances of her death ongoing.
A cause of death has not yet been determined and is currently being treated as “unexplained”. A post mortem is expected to be carried out in due course.
The family of the girl have urged people not to speculate online.
The news has sparked an outpouring of love in the community, which has been left deeply shocked and saddened by the incident.
Colin Beattie, the MSP for Midlothian North, said: “I was deeply saddened to hear of the tragic death of a young girl at Gore Glen Woodland Park.
“My thoughts are with her family, friends and all those affected by this heart-breaking loss.
“This is a deeply distressing incident for the local community, and I know many people will be shocked and saddened by the news.”
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