An air ambulance landed in Bervie School playing fields to airlift a man to hospital following a medical emergency.
However, the incident is not connected to the school.
The ambulance service received the call at 12.14pm on Friday regarding an incident at Church Street in Inverbervie.
A number of resources were dispatched to the scene, including a medical helicopter.
Due to the close distance between the incident location and the school, the helicopter decided to land on the school playing fields.
A male patient was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary at around 1.25pm.
His condition is unknown at this time, but an ambulance spokeswoman said it was a “medical emergency”.
A spokesman for Aberdeenshire Council assured the Press & Journal the incident did not involve a pupil or teacher at the school.
An ambulance service spokeswoman said: “We received a call at 12.14pm on January 13 to respond to an incident at Church Street.
“We dispatched a number of resources to the scene, including the helimed, and a male patient was transported to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.”
Police said they were informed of the operation but had no further involvement.