A 57-year-old woman has died after being swept into a river in Angus in Scotland as Storm Babet batters the country.
Police Scotland said the woman's body was recovered this afternoon at Water of Lee, Glen Esk, where a red weather alert for heavy rain is currently in place.
Shona Robison, Scotland's Deputy First Minister, has warned the worst impacts of the storm are yet to come. "Around 4pm, the body of a 57-year-old woman was recovered from the river. There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."
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