A man and a woman have been rescued from the water in Lerwick harbour.

Shetland Coastguard said it was alerted to the incident by police at around 1.45am on Monday.

A local RNLI boat and the Lerwick coastal rescue team were sent to the scene.

The pair had already been pulled from the water by police officers by the time they arrived, however.

A spokesman for Shetland Coastguard said the man and woman were then checked over by paramedics.

The extent of the pair's injuries is not yet known.