The body of a 33-year-old man was recovered from the Firth of Forth, last night.

Emergency services were alerted to reports of a person in the water shortly before 9.00pm.

Police Scotland. Photo: Martin P. McAdam www.martinmcadam.com

HM Coastguard was called to assist recover the body.

The death is not being treated as suspicious, with a report set to be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

The man’s next of kin have also been informed.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware of a man in the water near the Queensferry Crossing around 8.50pm on Sunday, 25 April.

“The body of the 33-year-old man was recovered by HM Coastguard a short time later. His next of kin has been made aware.”

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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.