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A man’s body has been recovered from the Fairy Pools on the Isle of Skye after a search for someone who had fallen in.
Emergency services went to the scene near Carbost when the alarm was raised at around 3pm on Thursday.
Police said that a body was recovered from the pools at around 12.10pm on Friday and the family of the 22-year-old man who fell in has been informed.
The Fairy Pools are a series of waterfalls and pools on the River Brittle at the foot of the Black Cuillins and are a popular tourist attraction.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Around 12.10pm on Friday, May 19, the body of a man was found in the Fairy Pools, near Carbost, Skye.
“The family of a 22-year-old man who fell in the water on Thursday, May 18, has been informed.
“A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.
“Earlier road closures have been lifted.”
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