The body was found in the River South Esk in Montrose. Image: DC Thomson.
The body of a 72-year-old man has been recovered from the River South Esk in Montrose.
Police and the RNLI attended the scene at around 3.30pm after receiving reports of a male body in the water.
The body was recovered shortly after.
His death is currently being treated as unexplained, however, there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding it.
A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.
His identity is currently unknown.
Body found in River South Esk
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “We were made aware of the body of a man seen in the River South Esk near to Montrose Bridge around 3.35pm on Saturday, 30 September.
“The body of a 72-year-old man was recovered a short time later with the assistance of the RNLI.
“The death is being treated as unexplained but there are no apparent suspicious circumstances.
Montrose RNLI assisted in the recovery. Image: Kim Cessford/DC Thomson.
“A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.”
A HM Coastguard spokesperson added: “We had an operation around the mouth of the River South Esk at Montrose Bay.
“The Montrose all-weather lifeboat and on-shore lifeboat, Montrose coastal rescue, Arbroath coastal rescue team and Stonehaven coastal rescue team were all on the scene.”
Body of man, 72, recovered from River South Esk in Montrose
