A canoeist has died in a second water sports accident in as many days.
The 36-year-old man was airlifted to hospital after falling from a canoe in the River Garry on Thursday, but he later died.
An 18-year-old was also taken to hospital, but has since been discharged.
The tragedy happened just hours after police confirmed they had recovered the body of a kayaker, who got into difficulties after capsizing in the swollen River Findhorn on Wednesday.
Neither victim has yet been named.
Emergency services were called to the River Garry, near Invergarry, just before 12.30pm on Thursday.
The 18-year-old man had managed to bring himself ashore but the older canoeist had to be winched out of the water by the Royal Navy helicopter Rescue 177.
Just hours earlier, coastguard teams from Burghead, Lossiemouth and Nairn were in action at the River Findhorn to attempt to recover the stricken kayaker’s body.
They had originally been called out at 12.30pm on Wednesday, but were unable to reach the man, believed to be in his 50s, because of the raging water.
At first light on Thursday, the coastguards and fire crews returned to the scene, by the Elephant’s Rock near Ferness – a popular spot with water sports enthusiasts.
By that time the river had subsided by about 10ft and a coastguard team from Burghead was able to reach the man, whose equipment had become snagged in branches by the riverside.
His bright orange kayak was discovered lodged in a tree by the riverbank 500 yards from where he was discovered.
A spokesman for the Burghead crew said it was the first time its members had been tasked with an operation of that nature, and said it had been an unnerving experience.
He said that any effort to retrieve the man from the river prior to Thursday morning could have resulted in further casualties.
He added: “When we first arrived on Wednesday the man was almost completely submerged, and it would have been dangerous to make any rescue effort at that point.
“We had a helicopter here and pilots advised it would be unsafe, and a fire crew said much the same.
“The conditions were extreme, and I understand that can be what kayakers sometimes look for – but if something goes wrong then this can be the consequence.”