People enjoying a Sunday in The Meadows in Edinburgh were shocked to see a helicopter land in the middle of the park.

Police held the crowd back as paramedics also attended the scene.

The HM Coastguard helicopter landed just after 4pm in the busy park.

A local resident said that they believed it may be a transfer from the Edinburgh Sick Kids hospital nearby.

A police spokesman said: "We can not release any details of the incident at this time, but we can confirm it was not a major incident."