The death is not being treated as suspicious by police.
Emergency services launched a rescue operation after receiving a report of the incident at Ullapool harbour at about 1.20pm on Monday.
The boy was rescued from the water and taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness by air ambulance but was pronounced dead a short time later. The rescue operation involved coastguard teams from Ullapool, Achiltibuie and Inverness as well as a helicopter from Stornoway and the RNLI lifeboat from Lochinver.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “An investigation is ongoing to establish the full circumstances.
“However, the death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal in due course.”We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
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