A coastguard helicopter and lifeboats were involved in a search on the Firth of Forth on Tuesday after concerns were raised for a person.
RNLI crews from Kinghorn and South Queensferry were called to the water near the Forth bridges after the alarm was raised at around 8.30am.
A helicopter also joined the search.
However, emergency services were stood down at around 10am when the person was found.
A spokesperson for HM Coastguard said:Â “We received reports that someone was in the water in the Firth of Forth at South Queensferry, beside the bridges.
“We launched lifeboats from Kinghorn and South Queensferry.
“A coastguard helicopter and coastguard teams from Leven, Kinghorn and South Queensferry were at the scene.”
Police Scotland confirmed to The Courier that the person had been traced.
Comments are currently disabled as they require cookies and it appears you've opted out of cookies on this site. To participate in the conversation, please adjust your cookie preferences in order to enable comments.
Helicopter and lifeboats stood down from Forth search as person traced
Conversation