A search was under way in the River Forth after reports of “concern for a person.”
Emergency services responded to reports of a person in the water in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The search began around 4am on Sunday with two RNLI lifeboats, a helicopter, and multiple Coastguard officers dispatched to the scene.
Kinghorn RNLI lifeboat crews were among those involved in the search.
‘Concern for person’ in River Forth
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “Emergency services are in attendance and searches are ongoing in the area of the River Forth following a report of concern for a person which was reported around 4am on Sunday, 2 March, 2025.”
A spokesperson for HM Coastguard added: “We were alerted to someone in the Firth of Forth at 4am on Sunday.
“Two lifeboats, a helicopter, and numerous Coastguard officers attended.
“We received the call to stop at 8am.
“It is a Police Scotland-led mission.”
The current status of the individual remains unclear, and search efforts are ongoing.
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Helicopter and lifeboats join search in River Forth after reports of person in the water
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