Body of man discovered on town's beach in early morning

Police are carrying out enquiries to establish the full circumstances surrounding the death.

Body of a man discovered on Nairn beach in early morning iStock

A body was found on a Highland beach early on Thursday morning.

Emergency services were called at around 7.30am following reports of the discovery of a man on the beach at Nairn.

Police have confirmed that emergency services remain in attendance and enquiries are currently ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 7.30am on Thursday, 21 July, 2022 police received a report that a body of a man had been found on the beach at Nairn at Marine Road.

“Emergency services are in attendance and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”