Emergency services search River Ness after reports of a man going into the water

An Aberdeen coastguard helicopter has been involved in the search this afternoon

EMERGENCY services mounted a major search today after reports that a man entered the water at the Greig Street bridge in Inverness this afternoon.

 

Police and coastguard services conducted riverbank searches of the River Ness, concentrating on the area around the Black Bridge at Merkinch.


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