A woman has got into difficulty at the Elie chain walk in Fife.
Lifeboat and coastguard crews went to the scene after the woman got stranded on the cliff at the popular walk.
The alarm was raised around 2pm when Kinghorn lifeboat was launched.
They requested assistance and Anstruther lifeboat was launched around 2.45pm.
Lifeboat and coastguard teams at the scene
A spokesperson for HM Coastguard said: “We got a call around 2pm that a person was in difficulty at the cliff at the chain walk in Elie.
“Anstruther lifeboat was launched along with coastguard teams from St Andrews, Leven and South Queensferry.
“The rescue is ongoing. We have no further details at this stage.”
Coxswain of Kinghorn Lifeboat, Neil Chalmers, said his crew was the first to be launched.
He said: “The alarm was raised at 2pm and we went to the scene.
“Once there we requested assistance from another crew and Anstruther lifeboat was also launched.”
Neil said the rescue operation ended successfully around two hours after it began with the woman being led to safety up the cliff by coastguard teams.
Police Scotland has been asked to comment.
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