A MAN has died after being pulled out of the River Clyde in Greenock.

Police officers, the coastguard, paramedics and firefighters were involved in the emergency rescue operation at Victoria Harbour this afternoon.  The deceased man had been in a nearby pub before disappearing.

The alarm was then raised and a search carried out.

He was taken from the water and rushed to hospital but passed away shortly afterward.

The harbour was cordoned off as emergency services rushed to the scene with a 999 helicopter also deployed.

A spokeswoman from Police Scotland said: "At around 1pm on Saturday 26 January, Police were called to a report of a 42-year-old man having gone missing from a restaurant in Rue End Street in Greenock.

"Officers attended and following searches alongside the Coastguard and the Scottish Fire and Rescue service, the man was recovered from the water in the harbour at around 2.30pm.

"The man was taken to the IRH.

"He died a short time later.

"Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal."