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Fife Council determined to find owners of quarry where two teens died

Fife Council are determined to trace the owners of Prestonhall Quarry.
Fife Council are determined to trace the owners of Prestonhall Quarry.

Efforts are continuing to trace the owners of the flooded Inverkeithing quarry where two teenagers died in less than a year.

Fife Council is trying to contact representatives of Letham Bay Developments as it works with the community and emergency services to try to prevent another tragedy.

John McKay, 18, from Kirkcaldy, drowned in Prestonhill Quarry in June 10 months after Cameron Lancaster, 18, of Burntisland, died there.

Letham Bay Developments remains the registered owner after a dissolution of the company was voided last year.

Following a meeting to discuss action, Inverkeithing Community Council chairwoman Helen Doig said: “The main challenge is that the council is having real difficulties in tracking down the owners of the quarry and making sure they fulfil their obligations.

“The council will continue to pursue the owners and, in the meantime, is taking steps to improve fencing in the area.”

Before Mr McKay’s death the council had tried to serve notices on the owner of the quarry but they were returned.

Despite the deaths having sent shockwaves around the community, fences the council has put up to prevent youngsters accessing the water have repeatedly been pulled open.

Mrs Doig welcomed the good turnout at the meeting and said: “We hope the local community will spread the message that our top priority is to keep people safe in this area.”

Among those who attended were members of the diving community who use the quarry for training and have put forward a proposal to create a diving training centre with enhanced security and controlled access.

A further meeting is to be held at the end of this month.