The body of a man has been recovered from the North Sea at Montrose Beach in Angus after emergency services were called to the scene on Tuesday morning.
Police, a special operations team from the Scottish Ambulance Service, an ambulance, and coastguard teams from Arbroath and Montrose, including an RNLI lifeboat, responded to the incident near Traill Drive.
Emergency Response
The alarm was raised around 9.45am following a report of a body in the water. A man's body was subsequently recovered from the water at Montrose.
The cause of death has not yet been established, and it is not known whether the incident is related to Storm Boelo. Police have said their enquiries are ongoing.
Official Statements
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 9.45am on Tuesday we received a report of a body in water at Montrose beach. The body of a man has been recovered. Enquiries are ongoing.”
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “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.”
An 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.”
