THE grandparents of a Scottish teenager who died of dehydration while hiking in the Australian outback say his death is the latest in a series of tragedies to hit the family.
Margaret and Les Butler said Ewan Williamson, 14, was their third grandchild to have died in four years.
The Largs Academy pupil perished in 48˚C heat after collapsing on a trek through the Cape Range National Park while on a trip to see his father Gordon.
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