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'SAFE-TAY' FIRST FOR HOLYROOD BACKING has been given to a charity seeking to make the River Tay safer – and a local politician is planning to raise the issue at national level this week. Hot on the heels of news of the launch of Safe-Tay in Perth by Lisa Stuart, sister of Graham Motion who drowned in the River Tay last summer, Scottish Parliament politician Roseanna Cunningham hopes to raise the issue in Holyrood this week. The SNP MSP has asked if the Scottish Executive will review arrangements to rescue people from moving water. She explained: “This This is an issue that has been brought to prominence in Perthshire in with a number of tragic incidents on the one hand and on the other firefighters facing the possibility of disciplinary action for entering moving water to effect a rescue.” Ms Cunningham explained: “I have met with family of one victim, Graham motion, and the Safe-Tay campaign they have launched to raise awareness of the dangers of drowning are to be welcomed and applauded. “The question of which organisation has statutory responsibility for responding to such incidents is a mess and needs to be sorted out,” she stressed. |
