Body In Sea

The body of a pensioner has been recovered from the sea off the coast of St Andrews.

A large-scale search, involving Police Scotland, the Coastguard and the RNLI, got underway last night.

The body of a 60-year-old man was recovered from the water.

Enquiries are continuing today to establish what happened.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Police in Fife attended St Andrew’s Harbour on Tuesday 4th August where the body of a 60-year-old man was recovered from the water by the Coastguard at around 9pm.
 
“Enquiries into the full circumstances surrounding the death are ongoing and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.”

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