Enquiries ongoing after body recovered in Granton

A body has been recovered from the water in the north of Edinburgh.

Emergency services were called to Lower Granton Road around 12.20pm on Saturday, March 21.

Pictures taken at the scene show police, the Coastguard, ambulance crews and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in attendance. Police advised enquires are ongoing.

Emergency services were called to Lower Granton Road around 12.20pm on Saturday, March 21.placeholder image
Emergency services were called to Lower Granton Road around 12.20pm on Saturday, March 21. | Google Maps

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 12.20pm on Saturday, 21 March, 2026, we received a report of a body in water at Lower Granton Road, Edinburgh. Enquiries are ongoing.”

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