A MAN has died after getting into difficulty in a river in the Highlands after a rescue mission was launched.
Emergency services were called to the scene at the river Farrar in Glen Strathfarrar, south of Inverness, on Saturday at around 2.20pm.
A coastguard helicopter, coastguard teams and the fire service were involved in the response to the incident.
Police Scotland said that police divers recovered the 65-year-old man’s body on Sunday.
The force confirmed there are no suspicions circumstances and that the man’s next of kin have been informed.
Police Scotland spokesperson said: “On Sunday, September 8, 2024, officers from Police Scotland’s Marine Dive Unit recovered the body of a 65-year-old man who got into difficulty in the River Farrar yesterday.
“His next of kin has been informed. There are no suspicious circumstances around the death and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”
