A woman who died after being swept into the sea while walking on a beach has been named.

Agnes Proudhon-Smith was pronounced dead after she was found unresponsive in the sea at Nisabost on the Isle of Harris.

The 50-year-old, from London, is understood to have been walking along the beach before being swept into the sea at 7.45am on Wednesday.

She was recovered by a helicopter and taken to Western Isles Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Enquiries remain ongoing into the incident, although there are no apparent suspicious circumstances."