A man is in hospital with serious head injuries after falling from a boat early on Friday morning.

Stornoway Coastguard were called to the incident in Ullapool harbour in the Highlands around 2am.

The man fell between the harbour and a boat and hit his head, the rescue service said.

He was airlifted by a Stornoway helicopter to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness where his condition is described as serious.

Details of the injured man have not been released.