Four girls aged between 12 and 17 have been rescued while paddle boarding in Nairn and Banff.
On Friday, Aberdeen coastguard rescued two sets of paddle boarders within an hour of one another.
They were first called to Banff beach at around 3.15pm where two 12-year-old girls sharing a paddle board were in need of rescue.
The Macduff lifeboat was dispatched along with coastguard teams from Macduff and Fraserburgh.
Both girls were safely returned to shore on the lifeboat.
A spokesman from Aberdeen coastguard said: “The were rescued by the Macduff lifeboat then handed into the care of the ambulance service.”
Both girls were checked over at the scene and discharged immediately.
Rescue off Nairn beach
Less than an hour later, and around 60 miles west along the coast, teams were then alerted to two girls ages 16 and 17 who also got into difficulty on a paddle board.
A spokesman from Aberdeen coastguard said: “We had a report of two females struggling with a paddle board off Nairn beach.”
The Moray Inshore Rescue Organisation lifeboat rescued the girls, with coastguard teams from Nairn and Inverness also in attendance.
Rescue Helicopter 151 was also ready to step in to help with the rescue.
Both girls were looked over by the coastguard at Nairn harbour and neither required further medical attention.
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