Emergency crews called to help man in River Tay

Emergency services were called to the River Tay in Dundee after concerns for a man in the water.

Lifeboat crews rushed to Riverside Drive near Discovery Point shortly after 8pm on Wednesday when the 35-year-old was spotted.

Two teams from Broughty Ferry, a coastguard team, Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service were all asked to attend as part of the rescue mission.

It is unclear how the man came to be in the water.

A spokesman for Broughty Ferry RNLI said: “The volunteer crews were alerted just after 8pm and the inshore lifeboat was launched at 8.07pm.

“The Elizabeth of Glamis, the larger all-weather lifeboat, followed four minutes later.

“On arrival at scene the inshore lifeboat crew assisted a male from the water into the boat.

“He was then transferred to the allweather lifeboat before being transported safely to Broughty Ferry lifeboat station, where he was then passed into the care of a waiting ambulance crew.

“Both lifeboats were then made ready for any further calls.”

A police spokesman said the man had been traced by the coastguard and it was “deemed to be a medical matter.”

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We sent one ambulance to Broughty Ferry Lifeboat Station and conveyed a man to Ninewells Hospital.”