A helicopter was circling in the city. Image: Katherine Ferries.
A helicopter circling overhead shortly before midnight in Aberdeen was on a routine mission.
While residents in the Granite City thought there may have been a police search being undertaken, eagle-eyed sleuths discovered it started its journey in Lerwick.
The helicopter was bringing a patient from Shetland to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
However, because it was circling the west end of the city, it was at first believed that there may have been a police search ongoing in the area.
A spokeswoman for the coastguard said: “We were undertaking a hospital transfer from Shetland to Aberdeen.”
