TWO children were rescued by lifeboat yesterday after strong winds pushed their inflatable kayak out to sea.

An adult on the shore had raised the alarm after spotting the boy and girl, thought to be in their early teens, in difficulty in the Moray Firth on Saturday afternoon.

The RNLI said the offshore breeze had pushed the inflatable two-person kayak out to sea, leaving the young kayakers unable to paddle back to shore.

When Macduff RNLI lifeboat arrived at the scene at 3:27pm, the kayak was about 2km (1.1 nautical miles) out to sea.

The coastguard helicopter, Rescue 151 from Inverness, was hovering overhead.

Helmsman Ritchie Wallace approached the youngsters in their kayak and crew members Rob Smith and Kyle Park brought them onto the lifeboat.

The boy and girl, along with the inflatable kayak, were then taken back to Portsoy Harbour in Aberdeenshire where they were handed to members of the local coastguard station.

A paramedic from Rescue 151 was winched down on to the harbour to provide medical assistance should it be needed, however the young kayakers were thought to be alright.

The volunteer crew returned to station where the lifeboat was recovered, washed, refuelled and returned ready.

It comes after an injured man was airlifted to hospital after an alleged stabbing on a Falkirk street.

The 36-year-old is said to be in a serious but stable condition at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

Elsewhere, an investigation is underway after nearly 40 firefighters were called to tackle a huge blaze at an industrial yard in the Outer Hebrides.

The firefighters were sent from all over Harris and Lewis after black smoke was seen at the Creed Enterprise Park yesterday afternoon.

And a body has been found in the search for a missing woman.

Cops made the tragic discover in Abeerdeenshire after searching for missing woman Ruth Watts who was reported missing on June 21.

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