Police in Scotland appealed for public help after a man was swept out to sea off the Ayrshire coast overnight, with rescue services calling off the search without locating anyone.

Police Scotland has appealed for information after a man dressed entirely in black, believed to be in his 20s, was swept into the Firth of Clyde near Largs at around 12.20am on Tuesday, October 27, with the search by police, the fire service, HM Coastguard and the RNLI called off at about 9am; officers also seek two male witnesses and urge contact via 101 quoting incident 0026.