Rescue teams were seen near the East Beach in Lossiemouth. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson.
Lossiemouth was at the epicentre of a major search amid concerns for a missing person.
Emergency services were scrambled to the Moray town shortly after 2am this morning.
Air and land-based rescue teams combed the area in an effort to trace the missing person.
Six hours into the search, locals reported activity over the east beach, near Lossiemouth Bay Caravan Park.
Police have now confirmed the person has been traced.
Air and land search conducted for missing person
HM Coastguard were made aware of the search at 2.23am.
Coastguard rescue teams from Burghead, Portsoy, Buckie and Nairn were sent to assist police on the ground.
Meanwhile, the coastguard rescue helicopter took to the sky, scanning the Moray coastline for movement.
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