Enquiries continuing into paddleboard death at Aviemore estate but ‘not suspicious’
Police Scotland have confirmed that Friday’s tragic fatality of a paddleboarder on the River Spey in Badenoch was not suspicious.
But enquiries continue following the death of the woman who is understood to be local to the strath.
Today’s statement from the force confirmed: “Around 11.45am on Friday, 31 May, 2024, we were called to a report of concern for a woman on a paddleboard in the River Spey, near to Aviemore.
"Emergency services attended however the 57-year-old woman died at the scene.
"There are not believed to any suspicious circumstances and enquiries are ongoing."
A major search on the day involved all the emergency services but the local fire crews, for one, were hampered by the difficulty of access on the Kinrara Estate, with only a narrow road with limited bridges down to the river.
Two fire engines had to remain at the top of the road, by the B9152 while their crews walked the rest of the way to the water.
A coastguard helicopter was at the scene for an hour or so, hovering back and forth along the river.
Other emergency vehicles were parked up nearby, including ambulances and police vehicles.
