A rescue operation was launched after two teenagers became stranded at Aberdeen beach.
The boys raised the alarm at 5.50pm after they were caught out by the encroaching tide while playing on rocks.
It is understood they had gone out to look for fish when they were cut off by the water.
The coastguard launched the in-shore lifeboat team who located the pair and took them back to shore safe and well.
The coastguard launched the in-shore lifeboat team who located the pair and took them back to shore safe and well.