Emergency crews have recovered a body from Monifieth Beach.
HM Coastguard confirmed it assisted Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service with the recovery at around 10am on Friday morning.
It is understood the body was that of a woman who was missing from Fife.
A spokesperson for the Coastguard said it was called to the beach at 10am and a team was at the scene until noon.
The spokesman said: “We received a call at 10am on Friday to assist Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service at an incident at Monifieth Beach.
“This was in connection with the recovery of a body from the beach.”
Parts of the beach were cordoned off while the recovery operation was under way.
It is unknown at this stage who discovered the woman’s body.
Police incident
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 9.35am on Friday, 21 January, police were called after the body of a woman was found on Monifieth beach.
“Formal identification is still to take place, however officers believe she was missing from the Fife area on Monday, 17 January. The missing woman’s family has been informed.
“The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be forwarded to the Procurator Fiscal.”
