Child pulled from water in Bo'ness sparking huge emergency response

A child has been pulled from water at Bo'Ness Fore Shore after getting into trouble on a small island.

Emergency services raced to the scene after calls were made at 4.46pm on Sunday, January 31.

Water rescue crews (Daily Record)

Two water rescue units were called out to the scene alongside two fire crews and a major incident response unit.

Mercy crews located the child on a small island and pulled them to safety on a boat.

A large emergency response at the scene (Daily Record)

The child was handed over to the Scottish Ambulance Service for treatment.

Their condition is not thought to be serious.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 4.46pm on Sunday, February 31 to reports of a child casualty in the water.

"Operations Control mobilised two fire appliances and two water rescue teams to the Fore Shore area of Bo’ness. Firefighters located the casualty on a small island and reached them by boat before transferring them to the care of Scottish Ambulance Service partners.”