Rescue operation under way after 'three people stranded by tide'

Rescue: Lifeboats from Fraserburgh and Macduff have been launched.

A rescue operation is under way after reports three people have been stranded by the tide off the north-east coast.

Both the Fraserburgh and Macduff RNLI boats and Rescue 137 from RAF Lossiemouth were scrambled after a member of the public said they had been cut off by the tide at 3.25pm on Monday.

A spokesman for the coastguard said: “We received reports of three people cut off by the tide west of Pennan.

“We think we have found the people [safe and well] and are trying to establish if it was them that were in trouble.

“We are continuing to search the area while we do that.”