Man rescued from water by passing boat after Mayday alert

Emergency crews were called to the Beauly Firth, near Kessock Bridge, at around 7.45am on July 14.

Man rescued from Beauly Firth by passing boat after Inverness Mayday alert — Mayday: Man rescued from Beauly Firth by passing boat. iStock

14th Jul 2023

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The Highlands

A man was rescued from the water in Inverness early on Friday morning, after coastguard teams received a Mayday alert.

Emergency crews were called to the Beauly Firth, near Kessock Bridge, at around 7.45am on July 14 to reports of concern for a person.

Coastguard rescue teams from Inverness and Cromarty, a lifeboat from Inverness, the coastguard helicopter from Inverness, Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service were dispatched.

The man was rescued safely by a passing boat, transferred to a lifeboat and returned to shore.

His condition is currently unknown.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware of concern for a person in the Beauly Firth around 7.50am on Friday, July 14.

“The man was recovered safely by a passing boat. He was transferred to a lifeboat and returned to shore and passed into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.”

A spokesperson for the Coastguard said: “HM Coastguard has been responding to reports of a person in water near Kessock Bridge in Inverness.

“Following a Mayday alert from a vessel passing through the area at around 7.45am, Coastguard Rescue Teams from Inverness and Cromarty, a lifeboat from Inverness and the Coastguard helicopter from Inverness were sent to the scene.

“The casualty was recovered by a nearby vessel and the Coastguard helicopter conducted further searches with nothing else found. Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service are also in attendance.”