A man has died in Storm Eowyn after he was “hit by falling roof tiles”, it is understood. Emergency service workers raced to East Road in Irvine at around 10.10am on Friday after receiving reports of an unresponsive man.
The 49-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene and his family have been notified by police. The Record understands the man was “hit by falling roof tiles”.
Investigators are treating his death as unexplained. A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal. Residents at East Road, where the man was found, said they learned of the tragedy when police knocked on their doors this morning.
One man, who asked not be named, said: “The first I heard was when the police knocked at the door about 10.30am. I heard it had happened at about 6.30am. They didn’t say much but I believe he was found lying under the archway.
“On any other morning I would have been out and would have seen him.”
Another resident said: “The police came round and asked a few questions but they didn’t say anything about who the man was. My son called me to say that they’d heard the man had died. I don’t know who he was.”
Police cordoned off the area opposite the town’s Portal Swimming Pool but that cordon had been removed by mid afternoon. The roof tiles could still be seen on the path between the houses where it is believed the man was hit.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 10.10am on Friday, 24 January, 2025, we were called to a report of an unresponsive man in East Road, Irvine.
“Emergency services attended and a 49-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. His family is aware.
“The death is being treated as unexplained but it is not believed to be suspicious. A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.”
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