Four people rescued from the water near Hopeman Beach
Coastguard teams and the Moray Moray Inshore Rescue Organisation (MIRO) team were scrambled to the scene.
ByMichelle Henderson and Ross Hempseed
The Moray Inshore Rescue Organisation (MIRO) team were called to the scene following reports of several people in the water.. Image: Miro
Four people have been rescued after getting into difficulty in the Moray Firth.
According to the coastguard, two people attached to an inflatable got into difficulty just off Hopeman Beach at around 1.30pm on Wednesday.
A nearby kayaker rushed to help them but was hit by a wave which knocked them into the water.
A fourth person, a male swimmer, then attempted to come to their aid but became stranded on a rock requiring help from rescue crews.
Coastguard teams and the Moray Inshore Rescue Organisation (MIRO) team were scrambled to the scene arriving on scene at just after 2pm.
The MIRO provided assistance at the scene along with coastguard teams from Burghead and Nairn.
The three people in the water were able to make it back to shore, while the man on the rock was rescued by coastguard rescue officers who swam out to help him
Back on shore paramedics checked the group over for any injuries, and all four involved were quickly released at the scene.
