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Glasgow Student Dies After Bridge Fall While Reaching for Phone

Family say police believe he fell reaching for a dropped phone and Police Scotland has not yet published a formal comment.

Overview

  • Police found 21-year-old Thomas Reynolds’s body in Glasgow the morning after he was reported missing on Tuesday, May 26.
  • Family members and his sister Ellen say police believe he dropped his phone and lost his footing while trying to retrieve it, a detail reported by multiple outlets but not formally confirmed in a public police statement.
  • Reynolds was a Business student at Glasgow University and a right back for the university first team who previously played for Hutchison Vale Community Football Club.
  • Local clubs and friends issued tributes describing him as a popular, caring teammate and family members have spoken publicly about their grief.
  • News outlets have approached Police Scotland for comment and no detailed investigative update has been published in these reports, leaving official findings and next steps pending.