A teenage boy has died after falling into a stream in East Dunbartonshire.

The 16-year-old was with a group of friends at Luggie Water near Old Duntiblae Road, Kirkintilloch, when he fell into the water at around 7pm on Saturday night.

Police officers, firefighters and ambulance crews were called to the scene.

The boy was then pulled from the water before being taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Police say the death is being treated as unexplained.

A spokeswoman for the force said: "At around 7pm, police were called to a report of a person in the water near to Old Duntiblae Road, Kirkintilloch.

"A 16-year-old male was removed from the water and taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he was pronounced dead."