Police are appealing for information after a man was seen falling from the Tay Bridge.

At around 3.40pm on Monday, a man was seen to fall from the Fife side of the bridge.

Police confirmed that he was seen entering the bridge walkway from the Dundee side of the bridge.

He is described as white, in his 50s, wearing a dark tammy-style hat, a large black winter coat over a dark green jumper or shirt, grey jeans, and black shoes.

He was also seen to be smoking a cigarette he had taken from a tobacco pouch.

A police spokesman said: "We have not had any persons reported missing to us who match this description at this time, and we need to identify who he is, along with trying to find him.

"If you have any information which could help us, please call 101."

Crew from the Broughty Ferry Lifeboat were involved in the search on Monday evening.

A spokesman from the Broughty Ferry mercy crew said: "Following a request from Coastguard service for a person in the water, both Broughty Ferry RNLI lifeboats were launched."