Emergency services attended around 3.30pm after receiving reports of a person in the water, with the body recovered shortly after.
Emergency services including Police Scotland and the RNLI attended around 3.30pm after receiving reports of a person in the water, with the body of a man, 72, recovered shortly after.
Cops said his death is currently being treated as unexplained, however, they said there are no suspicious circumstances, and a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal. The man's identity is yet to be released by Police Scotland. A spokesperson said: “We were made aware of the body of a man seen in the River South Esk near to Montrose Bridge around 3.35pm on Saturday, September 30.“The death is being treated as unexplained but there are no apparent suspicious circumstances.An HM Coastguard spokesperson said: “We had an operation around the mouth of the River South Esk at Montrose Bay.
“The Montrose all-weather lifeboat and on-shore lifeboat, Montrose coastal rescue, Arbroath coastal rescue team and Stonehaven coastal rescue team were all on the scene.”
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