A person has been rescued from the River Dee after emergency services were called to South Esplanade West in Aberdeen.
Police, fire and the Scottish Ambulance Service were called to the Queen Elizabeth II bridge area to assist Police Scotland at 5.25am this morning.
A person was rescued from the water and taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
Their condition is unknown.
SFRS said that it was a “police incident”, but confirmed they were called to the scene.
A spokeswoman for the fire service said: “We were called to Stonehaven Road in Aberdeen at 5.25am on Monday.
“During the water-based accident, we used a rescue board.”
Two appliances from Altens, as well as two water rescue boats from Elgin and Aberdeen Central were used during the operation.
She continued: “This is a police incident, and they will be able to provide more details.
“The stop sign came through at 6.02am.”
A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call at 5.30am to attend an accident on Stonehaven Road, Aberdeen.
“We dispatched one ambulance and two special operations response teams (SORT) to the scene.
“One patient was transported to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.”
We have approached Police Scotland for comment.
This story was updated after a man died in hospital following the rescue.
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