A person in the water off Kirkcaldy was one of two rescued on Sunday.
Coastguard teams from Leven and Kinghorn and Kinghorn RNLI were dispatched to the scene at around 5pm.
One person was pulled from the water and returned to shore by the lifeboat while a second casualty was found further along the coast.
Leven Coastguard Team said it was tasked to help a person in the water at Kirkcaldy.
A spokesperson said: "Once on scene it was established that there were two casualties.
"Casualty one was safely handed over to the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service while coastguards and paramedics went to treat casualty two further along the coast."
Both people were later said to be in safe hands.
Kinghorn RNLI said its volunteer team was called out to a report of a person in the water north of Kirkcaldy.
It said: "The casualty was quickly located and brought safely onto the lifeboat where they were handed over to the care of the ambulance service.
"We were grateful for the assistance of the other local emergency services who all worked together to bring the incident to a quick, safe conclusion."
