A coastguard helicopter and a rescue boat were sent to the Tain area. Image: Kenny Elrick/ DC Thomson.
Several coastguard crews assisted police in the Tain area for nearly five hours today.
Coastguard rescue teams from Dornoch, Cromarty and Inverness were called to help in a police incident in the Tain area, north of Inverness, shortly after 5pm on Wednesday, October 9.
A rescue boat and a Coastguard helicopter were also sent to the scene.
A Coastguard spokesperson confirmed crews left the scene a few minutes before 10pm.
The nature of the incident remains unknown.
Coastguard teams assist police in Tain
A Coastguard spokesperson said: “We were assisting the police up in the Tain area, north of Inverness.
“We sent Dornoch, Cromarty and Inverness coastguard rescue teams along with two senior coastal officers, a Dornoch Independent Rescue Boat and a Coastguard Helicopter.
“We got the call at 5:15pm and left the scene before 10pm.”
Police Scotland have been approached for comment.
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Coastguard teams, rescue boat and helicopter assist with ‘police incident’ in Tain
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