Reports of a paddleboarder being blown offshore resulted in an emergency response from the Largs Lifeboat and HM Coastguard.

The alert was sounded on Saturday, June 10, at 7.14pm after HM Coastguard received reports of a female paddleboarder in difficulty near Seamill.

Largs lifeboat volunteers were quickly able to locate the casualty with the assistance of the Coastguard Rescue Team.

She was taken onboard the lifeboat and assessed by the volunteer crew. Cold and distressed, she was given initial casualty care and taken to the shore at Portencross.

The paddleboarder explained she had fallen into the water and although she had managed to get back on board, she had lost her paddle in the process.

The lifeboat was met by the Coastguard Rescue Team and the casualty was handed over into their care.

Largs lifeboat then returned to the lifeboat station at 9pm but was called out again not long afterwards.

At 10.30pm, the volunteer crew pagers sounded for the second time when HM Coastguard requested Largs lifeboat be launched to help rescue two people on board a a small inflatable boat which had experienced a mechanical failure and was drifting near Rothesay.

Largs lifeboat deemed the safest option was to tow the vessel to Rothesay Harbour.

On arrival to Rothesay Harbour the lifeboat was met by the Coastguard Rescue Team, who assisted bringing the casualty vessel alongside.

At 12.45am, early on Sunday morning, Largs lifeboat returned to the lifeboat station and was again cleaned, refuelled and made ready for service.

John Griffiths, Lifeboat operations manager at Largs RNLI, said: "If you are heading out onto the water this summer please make sure you check the weather and tides, be aware of offshore winds, have a suitable lifejacket or floatation device for your activity and always carry a suitable means of calling for assistance.

"If you get into difficulty, or spot someone else in trouble, always dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard."