Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire Man who died after car plunged into water named by police By Cheryl Livingstone September 14 2017, 5:30 pm September 14 2017, 5:30 pm Share Man who died after car plunged into water named by police Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/1325183/man-died-car-plunged-water-named-police/ Copy Link Emergency services at the scene where the man's 4x4 went into the Burn of Boyne River, near the A98 at Tillynaught, near Portsoy Police have named the man who died after his car plunged into a fast-flowing river near Portsoy. The alarm was raised following reports of a vehicle submerged in water just after 4pm yesterday. Emergency services including police, coastguard and ambulance, headed to the scene at Tillynaught. The 23-year-old occupant, who was found in the 4×4, was flown to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary but was pronounced dead. The police have now named the man as Michael Atkinson, 23, of Banff. Police said there are no apparent suspicious circumstances and as is standard a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
