Search for man continues after River Ness incident

Searches are continuing today to find a man believed to have fallen into the River Ness yesterday evening.

Published 1st Feb 2016

Searches are continuing today to find a man believed to have fallen into the River Ness yesterday evening.

Police were called the Greig Street footbridge at 17:20 after receiving a report from a member of the public.

The emergency call-out led to the Coastguard helicopter, which is based at Inverness Airport - to become involved in the search; joining Lifeboat crews.

A spokesperson for Police Scotland told MFR News: "Unfortunately the man was not traced but full searches will resume today."

It is believed the man is in his forties and was dressed in dark clothing.

Police are appealing for any witnesses who were around the scene at the time, to come forward to help them with their enquiries.