Rescue teams were called to help two people trapped on Nairn sandbar.
A coastguard crew from Nairn were assisted by the Moray Inshore Rescue Organisation (MIRO) and RNLI Invergordon lifeboat at around 10pm following a report of people stranded on the popular beach.
In total, the operation took around two hours and the youths were treated by on site paramedics when they reached dry land.
A coastguard spokesman said: “The rescue happened yesterday evening when two youths were stranded at Nairn sandbar.
“The offshore emergency services were finished by midnight.”
Coastguard teams in late night rescue after youths become stranded on Highland beach
