A 10-year-old boy has died after falling into a river while on holiday with his family, police say.

Arran Cooper, from Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire, fell into the river Orchy, near Allt Broighleachan in the Caledonian forest reserve in Glen Orchy, Argyll and Bute, on Tuesday.

He was rescued from the water and taken to hospital but died on Wednesday morning.

A doctor who was also on holiday in the area saw the incident and swam across the river to help the youngster after he got into difficulty at around 1.45pm, police said.

A major rescue operation was launched in the remote area, which included a coastguard rescue team and forest rangers.

An RAF Sea King rescue helicopter and air ambulance were at the scene and Police Scotland's helicopter flew a medical team from Glasgow.

The boy was initially flown in the RAF helicopter to the city's Southern general hospital before being transferred to Yorkhill hospital by ambulance.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: "At 1.45pm yesterday a 10-year-old boy fell into the river Orchy near to Allt Broighleachan in the Caledonian forest reserve, Glen Orchy.

"He was rescued from the water and flown to Yorkhill hospital in Glasgow for treatment.

"He died in the early hours of Wednesday 23 July. A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal."