A person remains missing after they were reportedly swept into the sea by large waves on the west coast of Scotland.
A major search and rescue operation was launched at Largs in North Ayrshire shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
Police received a report at around 12.12am of concern for an unidentified person in the water close to Burnlea Road.
HM Coastguard was alerted minutes later and sent a helicopter and aeroplane to the area.
Coastguard rescue teams from Largs and Ardrossan were deployed alongside RNLI lifeboats from Largs and Troon.
Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service also attended as emergency crews searched the coastline and waters off Largs.
The RNLI said the Largs lifeboat was launched at 12.23am, followed by the Troon lifeboat at 12.35am.
Largs RNLI was stood down at around 3.30am, while the Troon crew continued searching until around 8.45am.
HM Coastguard said an extensive search failed to find anyone and its operation was suspended at about 9am, pending any new information.
Police Scotland confirmed the person remained missing and said enquiries were continuing.
A force spokesperson said: “A search and rescue operation was launched, but the person remains missing.”
Anyone with information has been asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0026 of Tuesday 27 October.
The incident happened as Scotland faced another spell of severe weather following Storm Boelo.
A yellow Met Office warning for strong winds remains in force across Scotland until 9pm on Tuesday, with gusts of up to 70mph possible in some exposed and coastal areas.
Largs was among the communities badly affected by severe weather over the weekend, with flooding and large waves hitting parts of the North Ayrshire coast.