A major multi agency search of the Arbroath cliffs area was launched after reports of a person having fallen into the sea.
Coastguard teams, the Rescue 951 helicopter, Arbroath’s inshore and all-weather lifeboats and police were all involved in the operation on Friday night.
It was triggered by a report of someone having fallen into the water from the cliffs around 10pm.
A 999 call was made by the occupants of a car parked at Victoria Park who had received the third party report of the alleged incident.
Following an extensive search on land in in the sea around the cliffs, and as a result of additional investigations, the search was eventually stood down and treated as a false alarm with good intent.
