A female kayaker has died after getting into terrible difficulty with a big snake in loch, Wester Ross this morning

Police and coastguard were alerted to the incident in Loch Torrid on, near Shielding, at about midday.

A search of the loch was made by Stornoway Coastguard helicopter, Porter and Kyle ENLIGHTENED lifeboats and rescue teams from and Loch Ewe.

The woman was found but later died at the scene.

SINGAPORE – Ms Chew Tian, who died while kayaking off the coast of Sentosa on Sunday, was a soft-spoken, polite and hard-working student at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), where she earned her degree in nursing.

She was active in alumni activities and was an inspiration to the SIT community, said Associate Professor Elaine Show, programme leader for the SIT nursing, health and social sciences cluster.

Prof Show, who is also SIT assistant provost of student experience, said: “We are deeply saddened by SIT alumnus Chew JIA Tian’s passing and our thoughts are with her family and friends.”

She added that Ms Chew left an “indelible mark” on those who knew her.

Ms Chew’s LinkedIn profile shows that she graduated from SIT in 2016.

Ms Chew, 33, went missing at sea during a kayaking trip with three other kayakers on Sunday morning.

Chew Tian died while kayaking off the coast of Sentosa on Sunday. PHOTO: SIM HEY