A Highland Perthshire pensioner who died at the weekend had gone two nights without power.
However, people who knew 84-year-old David Dewar from Fincastle, five miles from Pitlochry, discounted any suggestion the cold had played a part in his death.
It is understood a Pitlochry friend of Mr Dewar discovered the pensioner on Saturday, wrapped in a number of layers to ward off the cold.
Mr Dewar lived alone in the village for many years and had formerly worked at the youth hostel at Bonskeid House.
Power supplies to the area were disrupted when electricity lines were brought down by Thursday’s gales, although the supply had been restored by the time Mr Dewar was discovered.
The police confirmed they had looked at the circumstances surrounding the death and were satisfied there was no need for further investigation.
”As with all sudden deaths, a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal at Perth, but the death is not being treated as suspicious,” said the police.
The decision on whether to conduct a post mortem lies with the procurator fiscal, but they declined to say whether this had taken place.
Among those who had first-hand knowledge of the difficulties experienced along Strath Tummel were Tom and Amanda Harrison of the Loch Tummel Inn, a few miles along the loch from Fincastle.
Their power went off on Thursday afternoon and was not restored until 10pm on Friday, but as they were able to cook with gas, they were visited by a steady stream of local people.
A number of people from the south side of the loch, where the power was off longer, decided to stay at the inn on Saturday night rather than tough it out at home.