Man in hospital after harbour incident

A man has been taken to hospital by helicopter after an incident off the Fife coast.

By The Newsroom

Published 24th Aug 2018, 15:09 BST

Updated 24th Aug 2018, 15:14 BST

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A man was taken to helicopter by a coastguard helicopter.

Emergency services are on the scene after an incident at Burntisland harbour this morning.

Is is understood that a man has been taken to hospital in Edinburgh by a Coastguard helicopter.

A Police Scotland Spokesman said: “Police in Fife were called to the harbour area in Burntisland following reports of concern for a person in the water around 10.50am.

“Emergency services are in attendance.”

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 10.47am today to attend an incident in Burntisland.

“We dispatched a paramedic response unit and one ambulance to the scene.”

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