Body of man recovered from water at Montrose beach

The body of a man has been recovered from the North Sea off the coast of Angus.

Emergency services were called to Montrose Beach around 9.45am on Tuesday following reports of a body in the water.

Police, ambulance, coastguard rescue teams, and Montrose lifeboat were deployed to the scene and the body of a man was recovered from the water.

Investigations into the discovery are ongoing.

A police spokesperson said: “Around 9.45am on Tuesday, October 27, we received a report of a body in water at Montrose beach.

“The body of a man has been recovered.

“Inquiries are ongoing.”

A HM Coastguard spokesperson said: “Montrose and Arbroath Coastguard Rescue Teams and an RNLI lifeboat from Montrose attended an incident reported at Montrose at about 10.10am on October 27.”

An ambulance spokesperson added: “We received a call at 9.52am to attend an incident near Traill Drive, Montrose. A special operations response team (SORT) and an ambulance were dispatched to the scene.”