A mum and her two young children people have been rescued from the North Sea after their dinghy capsized.
The family were were reportedly picked up by a sailing club crew just off the coast of Stonehaven.
The incident took place at around 10.30am this morning, reports Aberdeen Live.
RNLI bosses say they were alerted by HM Coastguard to reports of three persons in the water on Sunday morning and discovered the woman and the two young kids on arrival.
They have been taken to be medically checked over.
A spokesman for the RNLI said: "About 1030hrs on 12th June, RNLI Stonehaven were tasked by HM Coastguard to reports of three persons in the water near Stonehaven. "
"Jamie Hunter" was launched and on arrival at scene found a mother and her two young children had been picked up by a passing yacht.
"The mother and children had been out in a small dinghy which had capsized just south of Stonehaven. All three were transferred to the lifeboat and taken back to Stonehaven Harbour and handed over medical staff to be checked over."
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