A MAN has died after he had been wild swimming off the coast of the Isle of Bute.
Officers were called to a report of concern for a man who had been wild swimming at Kilchattan Bay at around 8.10pm on Thursday.
Emergency services attended to the 68-year-old and he was taken by air ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
He was pronounced dead a short time later.
Police said his death is being treated as unexplained and that enquiries are ongoing.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 8.10pm on Thursday 19th June 2025, we were called to a report of concern for a man who had been wild swimming at Kilchattan Bay on the Isle of Bute.
“Emergency services attended and the 68-year-old was taken by air ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
“The death is being treated as unexplained and enquiries are ongoing.”
