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Runner, 24, dies after finishing half marathon

WT Morrison Funeral Directors A headshot style picture of Aaron Johnston. He is looking at the camera, and has brown hair and a short beard. WT Morrison Funeral Directors
Aaron Johnston had finished the run around Glasgow Green when he became ill

The family of a 24-year-old man who died after completing a half marathon in Glasgow have paid tribute to their "precious" son and brother, and said they were heartbroken by his death.

Aaron Johnston, from Enniskillen in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, had finished the run around Glasgow Green on Sunday when he became ill and emergency services were called.

Mr Johnston was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary but died a short time later.

In a statement shared on social media, the family said: "We are completely heartbroken that our precious Aaron Johnston, son of Niall and Joy and brother to Hayley, Adam and Jessica, died suddenly yesterday.

"Words cannot describe what we are going through now."

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Emergency services attended following a report of a 24-year-old man having taken unwell at Glasgow Green around 11:15 on Sunday 2 February.

"The man was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary where he died a short time later.

"There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."

A funeral director's notice confimed he had died after completing a half marathon in Glasgow at the weekend.

It added that donations could be made to Chest, Heart and Stroke NI.