Cops scouring Aberdeen beach for evidence as two die after being pulled from sea

Police are combing Aberdeen beach after two women died shortly after being pulled from the water.

Officers from Police Scotland were seen looking for clues as they attempt to piece together what happened.

Emergency crews rescued the two from the North Sea in the early hours of this morning after they were called at around 12.45am.

As a result of the tragedy a large section of the beach has been taped off to allow cops to carry out an investigation.

Emergency services were called to the scene in Aberdeen in the early hours of Friday (PA)

Two dead in Aberdeen after late-night beach tragedy   

Officers are expected to remain on the scene throughout the course of the day.

The pair were rescued from the water by the RNLI inshore lifeboat and were taken to hospital where they died.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: "At 0045 hours on Friday 19 April 2019 Police Scotland along with partner agencies from Scottish Fire and Rescue, Scottish Ambulance Service, HM Coastguard and RNLI attended a report of two people in the sea off of Aberdeen beach.

A policeman stands by a cordon at Aberdeen Esplanade where two people were pulled from the sea (PA)

"Both people were recovered by the RNLI inshore lifeboat and taken to hospital where tragically, despite efforts to save them both, they sadly died.

A police search team at work on Aberdeen beach where two people were pulled from the sea (PA)

"There are no further details available just now and our thoughts are with the individuals' families and friends at this sad time."

A spokesperson for HM Coastguard said: “Our thought are with the family, friends and those involved at this difficult time".

"It is not currently known how the two women came to be in the water".