A man has been rushed to hospital after his friends found him face down and not breathing following a free dive off an island in Argyll and Bute.
Stornoway Coastguard received a 999 call reporting someone was seriously injured on Maiden Island, at the northern entrance to Oban Bay, shortly before 3pm on Monday.
A rescue helicopter was scrambled while the RNLI Oban Lifeboat Crew were joined by two Scottish Ambulance Service paramedics as they raced to help the injured man and his pals.