Yachtman is rescued after 24 hours at sea

A yacht with one person on board has been found more than 24 hours after it was reported overdue.

A major search was launched after the coastguard received a 999 call to report the missing boat at around 10:45pm on Tuesday.

It was last reported to have been near Mu ll of Galloway lighthouse off the coast of Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland at around 11:45am that day.

An HM Coastguard helicopter located the boat near South Rock, around 17 miles off Mull of Galloway, at around 10:30pm on Wednesday.