Scottish wildfire forces evacuations as blaze spreads north from Galloway Helicopters deployed to douse flames as blaze reaches Loch Doon after change in wind direction The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2025
Update on Galloway wildfire as blaze spreads across local authorities Police have given an update on a wildfire which has spread across Galloway Forest Park towards Loch Doon in South Ayrshire overnight ... The National (Scotland) · Apr 6, 2025
Devastated family beg for mum to 'come home' after she vanished two weeks ago on trip Mum of three Mary Monkman, 49, vanished from Loch Doon, Ayrshire, on June 16, leaving her family baffled as to why she had visited the beauty spot from her home 130 miles away Daily Mirror · Jun 28, 2023
Devastated family mystified after missing mum vanishes near Ayrshire loch as husband begs for her to 'come home' Geoff Monkman, 56, has broken his silence after his wife Mary Monkman vanished from Loch Doon on Friday, June 16. Daily Record · Jun 26, 2023
Missing woman's car spotted 130 miles from home near Ayrshire loch Enquiries suggest she travelled in her red Nissan Juke, registration L400 MGM to the west bank of Loch Doon. Daily Record · Jun 19, 2023
Woman missing from Cumbria for three days believed to have driven to Scotland Mary Monkman from Cumbria is believed to have driven 'past the Roundhouse Café at the north end' of Loch Doon and past the castle. Daily Record · Jun 19, 2023
School pupils warned of Loch Doon's 'hidden hazards' after drowning tragedies at Ayrshire beauty spot Youngsters recently took part in Scotland's first-ever outdoor water safety awareness course at the East Ayrshire loch. Daily Record · Jun 17, 2022
Grieving dad of Scott Ferries hopes his son's Loch Doon death can prevent more tragedies James Ferries, 51, fears poor phone signal and a lack of safety equipment could have contributed to his son's death. Daily Record · Apr 3, 2022
Heartbroken dad hails heroes who risked their own lives to save his son in Loch Doon James Ferries says he will be forever indebted to his nephew Jordan and his pals who used paddle boards to rescue Scott from the water. Daily Record · Apr 2, 2022
Hero who tried to save drowning man horrified to discover it was his cousin Jordan Ferries, 27, jumped into the water at Loch Doon in Scotland to save a drowning kayaker but later realised that the man was his cousin Scott Ferries Daily Mirror · Apr 1, 2022
Cousin of Scott Ferries had no idea the 'stranger' he was saving from Loch Doon was his own family Jordan Ferries, 27, was on the other side of the loch camping with friends but was completely unaware Scott was in the same area, writes Naina Bhardwaj. Daily Record · Apr 1, 2022
Cousin of Loch Doon drowning victim shares horror moment he realised 'stranger' was own family member Jordan Ferries, 27, and his friends had also been on a camping on the other side of the loch but were just 50m away from his cousin. Daily Record · Apr 1, 2022
Heartbroken dad of Loch Doon drowning victim 'driving son's car to feel close to him' Scott, 24, died after a a kayak carrying him and a friend capsized at Loch Doon on Sunday, March 27. Daily Record · Mar 30, 2022
Fundraiser launched to give tragic Scott Ferries send-off he deserves after Loch Doon tragedy An online fundraiser has been launched after Scott Ferries died following a kayaking accident. Daily Record · Mar 30, 2022
Daily Record · Mar 29, 2022 Heartbroken pals of tragic Scot who died in Loch Doon 'battled to save his life for over an hour' Scott Ferries, 24, died after a kayak carrying him and his friend people capsized in the water at the Dalmellington, Ayrshire.
Daily Record · Mar 28, 2022 Young man dies after kayak 'capsizes' on Ayrshire loch as tributes paid to 'one in a million' lad Tributes have been paid to Scott Ferries, 24, who died after getting into difficulty in Loch Doon on Sunday.
Daily Record · Mar 28, 2022 How to avoid deadly cold water shock after 'amazing laddie' dies at Scots loch Scott Ferries from Ayr sadly lost his life this weekend after an incident at Loch Doon in Dalmelligton.
Daily Record · Mar 27, 2022 Heartbroken family pay tribute after 'amazing laddie' dies at Scots loch A man who died at Loch Doon in Dalmellingtontoday has been named locally as Scott Ferries.
Daily Record · Mar 27, 2022 Man tragically dies after getting into difficulty in water at Scots loch Emergency services raced to Loch Doon in Dalmellington, East Ayrshire after the alarm was raised at around 1.15pm on Sunday, March 27.