Search for man seen in sea at Largs, Firth of Clyde, stood down pending new information

Mixed · 2A man seen in the water off Largs in the Firth of Clyde, North Ayrshire, shortly after midnight on Tuesday 27 October has not been found. 1 2 Mixed · 2The Daily Mirror says police received the report of someone in the water near Burnlea Road, Largs, at 12.12am, while the Daily Express gives the time of the alert as approximately 12.20am. 1 2 Mixed · 2Police, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, HM Coastguard and the RNLI took part in the search, and it was stood down at about 9am pending new information. 1 2

Mixed · 2Police describe the man as white, in his 20s, tall and slim, clean-shaven, and dressed all in black with a black jacket and the hood up. 1 2 Mixed · 2Two men who may be witnesses were in the area around the time. One is white with ginger hair and beard, wearing a black puffa jacket, blue trousers and white trainers. The other is white, wearing a black jacket, blue trousers, dark trainers with a light heel and a dark Trapper hat. 1 2 Mixed · 2Inspector Martin Fraser of Police Scotland said extensive inquiries were under way to trace the man and establish his identity. He appealed for information, including private CCTV or dashcam footage, and urged the two men to come forward. 1 2

Mixed · 2The Daily Express reports that the man was thought to have been dragged into the water by powerful waves, and that Police Scotland confirmed he remains unaccounted for. The Mirror says only that he was seen entering the water, and neither article says how he came to be in the sea. 2 1 Mixed · 2Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0026 of Tuesday 27 October. 1 2