POLICE are using drones near Clackmannanshire to search for a man who fell into the River Forth last week.
Prajwal Pandharinath Guhagarkar is believed to have fallen into the water in a “tragic accident” near Bridgehaugh Road in Stirling during the early hours of Saturday, June 6.
Emergency services were originally alerted to the incident at 2.45am on the date the 21-year-old is said to have fallen.
Following several days of searching, Police Scotland’s Air Unit confirmed it is now assisting with the effort to find the young man as of Tuesday, June 9.
A post on the unit’s Twitter page said it had deployed remotely piloted aircraft systems (known as drones) “at the River Forth, near Alloa”.
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: "Emergency services are continuing to search for a 21-year-old man who was reported to have fallen into the River Forth near Bridgehaugh Road in the early hours of Saturday.
"It appears to have been a tragic accident that happened on a night out and a number of resources, including the Police Scotland Dive and Marine Unit, are being used as part of this search.
"We would like to thank the public for their co-operation while we continue with the search."
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