Glasgow lad's tragic Turkey balcony death was 'tragic accident' as family pay tribute to him

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Anthony McDowall, known as Tony, said they had been overwhelmed by kind messages after the death of the 28-year-old who was 'always the first to offer his support during hard times for others'.

Tony was spotted dangling from a hotel in the Beyoglu district of Istanbul before plunging to his death last week. The Scot, originally from the Isle of Arran, was seven storeys high before crashing onto Hacimimi Mahallesi Karabas Street.

A public fundraiser has been launched in a bid to raise money for a headstone to give the popular sportsman 'the send off he deserves'.Over £8,500 has been raised in less than 24 hours, smashing the £1,000 target.A statement on the Just Giving page read: "Last week we lost Tony McDowall to a tragic accident whilst.