A woman has died after a person was pulled from a river in Newmilns, police have announced.
Emergency services rushed to the scene near Brown Street in the village on Wednesday after receiving reports that a body had been seen in the water.
A woman was pronounced dead by paramedics.
The death is currently being investigated by police.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 11.25am on Wednesday, 6 December, 2023, police were called to a report of a person in the river in Newmilns, East Ayrshire.
“Emergency services attended and a woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
“Formal identification is yet to take place and the death is being treated as unexplained at this time.
"Enquiries are continuing.”
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