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Coastguard, RNLI and Moray Inshore Rescue scrambled to Nairn after swimmer got into difficulty in the Moray Firth


By Philip Murray

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The coastguard helicopter was involved in the rescue (file photo).
The coastguard helicopter was involved in the rescue (file photo).

A “SEVERELY hypothermic” swimmer was rescued from the waters of the Moray Firth last night after getting into difficulty near Nairn.

Emergency services were called out after the alarm was raised at 8.20pm.

A spokesman for the Coastguard confirmed that the Moray Inshore Rescue lifeboat, the RNLI’s Kessock lifeboat, coastguard teams from Inverness and Nairn, its rescue helicopter from Inverness, and units from the fire service and police, were all involved in the response to the incident.

“We believe he had been swimming and got into difficulty and it was the helicopter rescue team that picked him up and took him to hospital,” said a spokesman for the Coastguard.

It is understood the swimmer had been caught out by the tide and had been in the water for up to two hours.


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