Two children have been taken to hospital suffering from hypothermia after their dinghy capsized in a reservoir.
Emergency services were called to Threipmuir Reservoir in Balerno, near Edinburgh, at about 2.30pm on Sunday after the boat overturned.
The trio, a 45-year-old man, a five-year-old boy and a girl aged eight, were able to reach the shore by the time firefighters arrived with water rescue equipment.
They were given first aid treatment before being taken to the city's Royal Infirmary suffering from "slight hypothermia".
A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue said: "Three crews were dispatched to the scene with water rescue equipment.
"When they arrived at the reservoir the three people were already on the shore and they were given first aid treatment."
The two-mile long reservoir in the Pentland Hills is a popular fishing spot and formerly provided drinking water for Edinburgh.
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