A man has died after falling at Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
Police were called to the airport around 12:10pm on Wednesday, January 11, to a report of a man falling.
Emergency services also attended. Sadly, a 59-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Reports suggest the man was an employee at Prestwick Airport and fell from a hydraulic platform while a cargo plane was being unloaded.
Police said there are no apparent suspicious circumstances into the death and that a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were called around 12.10pm on Wednesday, 11 January, to a report of a man falling at Prestwick Airport.
“Emergency services attended and the 59-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
“There are no apparent suspicious circumstances and a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.”
A spokesperson for Glasgow Prestwick Airport said: “Glasgow Prestwick Airport can confirm that an employee died following an incident on site on Wednesday 11 January.
“Everyone at the airport is devastated and our thoughts are with the employee’s family and friends at this extremely sad time.
“We are working closely with the relevant authorities to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.”
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