Man rescued from Moray Firth after two hours in the water
He's being treated for hypothermia after being rescued by helicopter
A man has been winched to safety and flown to hospital after getting into difficulty in the Moray Firth.
A rescue operation was launched after a member of the public heard the man shouting for help at around 8.20pm on Monday.
A coastguard helicopter went to the scene off Nairn along with Kessock RNLI inshore lifeboat, Moray inshore rescue boat and coastguard teams from Inverness and Nairn.
The swimmer was winched into the helicopter and flown to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
He got into difficulty after being caught out by the tide and was said to be severely hypothermic when rescued as he had been in the water for around two hours.
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