Woman’s body recovered from water near Leven after major search
By Allan Crow
Published 20th May 2026, 13:42 BST
Police have recovered the body of a woman from the water.
Her death is being treated as unexplained, but there appear to be no suspicious circumstances.
A major search go underway this morning involving the coastguard and Kinghorn RNLI. They searched a part of the coastline from Methil to Lower Largo.
Police said the body of a woman was recovered in water close to the Promenade in Leven.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: The death is being treated as unexplained however there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances. A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.”
Kinghorn lifeboat was launched at 7:13am and a coastguard helicopter was also scrambled from its base in Ayr as the search got underway.