A huge search operation was carried out at Harlaw Reservoir on Monday and Tuesday.
Ayan Ayyub Khan’s family have issued a statement following his tragic death.(Image: Supplied)
Tributes have been paid to a Scots university student who tragically died at a reservoir earlier this week.
Ayan Ayyub Khan, 23, had moved to Scotland from Maharashtra, India, in January to study Robotics engineering at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.
His family have since confirmed that he died at Harlaw Reservoir near Balerno, just outside of the capital, on Tuesday, August 26.
A major search operation was launched after police received reports of concern for a man in the water at around 4.55pm on Monday.
Emergency services, including divers, two water rescue teams, 20 firefighters and a coastguard rescue helicopter, scoured the area, but were unable to locate him overnight.
Searches resumed the next morning, and his body was pulled from the water at around 11am on Tuesday.
He was studying for a Master’s degree in Robotics.(Image: LinkedIn)
A statement from his family shared with the Record said: “Ayan was the only child of his parents and his untimely death has completely shattered the family.”
His cousin Salman Nazeer Khan said: “His death is very sad for all of us. Ayan was very intelligent and he himself convinced his parents to let him study Robotics in Edinburgh.”
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Ayan’s loved ones are now understood to be concerned about getting his body repatriated to India as soon as possible.
The family statement read: “The grieving parents are waiting for the return of his mortal remains to India for the last rites. The delay in repatriation is causing them unbearable distress.”
The Record has contacted Heriot-Watt University and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office for comment.