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The family of a little girl who drowned while playing in a river have slammed those who filmed the tragedy and posted it on social media instead of trying to help.

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schoolgirl who drowned while playing in a river have slammed those who took videos of the unfolding tragedy and posted them on social media instead of trying to help.Talented dancer Ava Gray, 12, died in the River Leven at Balloch in Dunbartonshire after struggling in the water with two of her friends.As they prepared to pay their last respects at a funeral service today, her loved ones ­questioned why some people’s reaction was to pull out a phone.Speaking on behalf of Ava’s mum Leanne Rae, aunt Jamie Gillies said: “Only one man tried to help three kids in distress.

fundraiser has been launched for the family of a 12-year-old girl who tragically died in a Scots river last night.Emergency services raced to the River Leven in Balloch at around 6.45pm on Sunday after reports of three youngsters in difficulty in the water near Balloch Bridge.The body of Ava Gray, from Alexandria, was recovered in the West Dunbartonshire town at round 9.45pm.The other two youths, a boy and a girl, managed to get themselves out of the water.Devastated friends and family have been paying tribute to the talented freestyle dancer following her death.Mum Leanne Rae paid tribute to her daughter in a heartbreaking post on social media, alongside a picture of her in a dancing leotard reading: “My dancing angel queen.