Police have cordoned off an area of Aberdeen beach after a man’s body was found.
Officers are investigating the circumstances around the discovery and say the body is yet to be formally identified.
Emergency services were dispatched to the Esplanade just before 10.30am on Monday, October 7.
Six police cars, two police vans and an ambulance are in attendance. The ambulance has since left the scene.
Officers were spotted patrolling the area around the incident scene including along the Esplanade pavement, in the harsh wind and rain.
Cars turned away from the area
A group of officers headed down to the beach near one of the groynes.
While the road remained open to traffic, drivers have been asked to park away from the patrol area while officers focus their investigation on the beach.
Pedestrians were also asked to move to the other side of the Esplanade, with officers soon erecting a cordon on the pavement beside the roadway.
A police spokesperson said: “Around 10.15am on Monday, 7 October, 2024, the body of a man was discovered on Aberdeen beach.
“Formal identification is yet to take place and there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.
“Inquiries are ongoing.”
An ambulance service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 10:23am today to attend an incident on Aberdeen Beach, Aberdeen.
“We dispatched one ambulance to the scene.”
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