Tributes to 'one in a million' teenager killed in East Ayrshire during Storm Éowyn
Calum Carmichael was in a car which was hit by a falling tree near Mauchline early on Friday morning
Last updated 28th Jan 2025
The 19-year-old man who died after his car was crushed by a falling tree near Mauchline during Storm Éowyn on Friday has been named by police as Calum Carmichael, from the New Cumnock area.
The incident happened at around 7.10 on Friday morning, before the red warning from the Met Office came into effect.
Calum was in a blue Ford Focus when the incident happened on the B743.
He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for treatment, but died on Saturday.
Sergeant Chris McColm said: “Our thoughts remain with Calum’s family and friends at this very difficult time.”
Tributes are being paid to Callum online with Calum’s sister Emilie Carmichael writing: “I have lost my true best friend. Calum you truly were one in a million couldn’t have asked for a better brother or a better best friend.”
Calum’s brother Ally Hodge described him as: “the most loved and happiest man alive” who will leave behind: “a loving mum and dad, brothers, sisters, in-laws, nieces, nephews, grandmother and his girlfriend.”
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