A TEENAGER has been taken to hospital after going overboard from a ferry on the Firth of Clyde.
Police said they were called to the incident near Gourock at about 9.25am on Tuesday.
Emergency services attended, including coastguard, RNLI and ambulance, and a male youth was recovered from the water.
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He was taken to Inverclyde Royal Infirmary for treatment.
Ferry services were disrupted following the incident, with Western Ferries, who operate the route between Gourock and Dunoon, suspending sailings until 9.44am.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “About 9.25am on Tuesday October 29 we were called to a report of concern for a male youth who had gone overboard from a ferry near to Gourock.
“Emergency services attended and he was recovered from the water.
“He has been taken to Inverclyde Royal Infirmary for treatment.”
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