A canoeist has died after a three hour rescue search of the Firth of Forth, at Granton last night.
Forth coastguard were
alerted by police at 22:30 on Sunday after a caller said two canoeists and two swimmers were in difficulty near Granton.
The swimmers made it ashore and one canoeist was found just before 23:00, after a search of the coastline.
An RAF rescue helicopter found the second canoeist at about 01:00. He was flown to hospital but later died.
The man was said to have been unconscious and suffering from hypothermia when he was found.
All the people involved were believed to be men aged in their 30s.
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