Police have said that a major rescue operation was launched after reports of concern for an elderly woman in the Firth of Forth by Longniddry, East Lothian.
They say that they were alerted to the incident at around 11.15pm on the evening of Monday 6 February and it is understood that both police and the coastguard raced to the scene.
Tragically the woman was pronounced dead after being recovered from the water and officers say that there are no suspicious circumstances relating to the death.
