A marooned hiker has been rescued in a dramatic coastguard operation after the rising tide trapped him in a cove.
Crew from RNLI Anstruther rushed to the Elie chainwalk on the Fife Coastal Path this afternoon to save the stranded walker.
He had been attempting the 0.5km cliff trail when he was caught out by raising water and took shelter in a small inlet.
Coastguard quickly scrambled the local RNLI after receiving the man's urgent call for help.
The volunteer rescuers on board the Kingdom of Fife and Akira lifeboats, arrived at the cliff face at around 2.30pm.
They were able to collect the man unharmed and he was then taken to Elie harbour.
Anstruther lifeboat coxswain Michael Bruce said: "The chain walk is a popular local walk and this gentleman did exactly the right thing when in difficulty.
"We would like to take this opportunity to remind all coastal walkers to call for help if in difficulty rather than enter the water or scale the cliffs. Dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard."
