An elderly man has died after collapsing in Murkle on Boxing Day.
Emergency services, including an air ambulance, rushed to Crown Square in the tiny Caithness village at 10:20pm last night.
A 93-year-old man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
The tragedy is understood to be a medical matter and is not being treated as suspicious.
A police spokesman said: “Around 10.20pm on Tuesday, December 26, police were made aware of a medical matter in the Crown Square area of Murkle.
“Emergency services attended and a 93-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
“The death is being treated as unexplained but there are no apparent suspicious circumstances. A report will be sent to the procurator fiscal in due course.”
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson added: “We received a call on December 26 to attend an incident in Murkle, Highlands.
“Two ambulances and HM Coastguard were dispatched to the scene.”