Man dies after wild swimming off the Isle of Bute

The man had been wild swimming at Kilchattan Bay

A 68-year-old man has died after wild swimming off the Isle of Bute.

Police said they were called at about 20:10 on Thursday to a report of concern for the man, who had been swimming at Kilchattan Bay on the island, off the west coast of Scotland.

The man was taken by air ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Officers said they are treating the death as unexplained. An inquiry has been launched to establish the full circumstances involved in the death.