A body has been discovered in the search for a missing fisherman.

Search teams were called after a boat was seen drifting near Isle of Whithorn at 11.15pm on Wednesday.

A man was spotted on the boat just hours before the alarm was raised in Dumfries and Galloway.

Crews have now found a body on land near Cairnhead Farm, Isle of Whithorn, during the search.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: "The body of a man has been located on land in the vicinity of Cairnhead Farm, Isle of Whithorn.

"The death is being treated as unexplained at this stage and enquiries are presently underway."