First picture of ‘most loved’ Scots teen killed in Storm Eowyn after tree fell on car as family pay tribute
First picture of ‘most loved’ Scots teen killed in Storm Eowyn after tree fell on car as family pay tribute
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TRIBUTES are being paid to a "one in a million" teenager who tragically died after his car was struck by a falling tree during Storm Eowyn. Calum Carmichael, 19, lost his life after the horrendous storm wreaked havoc across the country on Friday. The teen apprentice welder and engineer, from New Cumnock, was driving to work in a blue Ford Focus along the B743 when tragedy struck.
![[Teenager hiking on a mountain path.]](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/b743-involved-blue-ford-focus-966843758.jpg?strip=all&w=452)
Emergency crews raced to the scene in Mauchline, East Ayrshire, at around 7.10am. Calum, who leaves behind a devastated partner Kela, was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow but tragically passed away on Saturday afternoon. The crash took place before the rare red alert for wind kicked in across Scotland.
![[Man in a red sweatshirt and safety vest makes a karate pose.]](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/bb2bc85a-5251-4d01-9c94-ffdcca7e523d.jpg?strip=all&w=634)
However, the Met Office had issued an amber warning for wind when tragedy struck. Calum's family have paid tribute to the "the most loved and happiest man alive" after the fatal incident. His devastated brother Ally Hodge said: “Calum was the most loving boy you could ever imagine.
![[Emergency vehicles at a single-vehicle accident.]](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/emergency-services-called-single-vehicle-966837577_5ada6c.jpg?strip=all&w=810)
"In our eyes he was the most loved and happiest man alive. He added: "Along with a lot of friends and colleagues he has left behind a loving mum and dad, brothers, sisters, in-laws, nieces, nephews, grandmother and his girlfriend. "We would like to thank all emergency services and hospital staff who tried there best to save him, the nurses in critical care were so amazing with us all while caring for him.".
![[Memorial with flowers, clothing, and work gloves placed on a fallen tree.]](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/calum-carmichael-weather-supplied-images-966882404.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
