Emergency services raced to an incident at Newton Shore, Ayr, tonight following reports of a person in the water.
A 59-year-old woman has since been taken to hospital after police were called around 5.15pm.
A multi-agency search operation was launched at the water with coastguard, fire, ambulance and police crews all responding to the incident.
A helicopter was also dispatched.
A police spokesman said: "Police were called around 5.15pm on Thursday, 28 January, 2021, following the report of a concern for person in the water at Newton Shore, Ayr.
"Emergency services attended and a 59-year-old woman has been taken to hospital."
