Male taken to hospital after 'incident' at Irvine Beach

One patient was taken to hospital following the incident <i>(Image: Archive)</i>
One patient was taken to hospital following the incident (Image: Archive)
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A MALE was taken to hospital after emergency crews attended an "incident" at Irvine Beach.

Eyewitnesses reported seeing several police vehicles as well as an ambulance heading to the scene at around 3.30pm on Wednesday, April 29.

The Scottish Ambulance Service has confirmed that one patient was taken to Crosshouse Hospital.

A spokesperson said: “We received a call at 3.42pm on Wednesday (April 29) to attend an incident at Irvine Beach.



"We dispatched one ambulance to the scene and transported one male patient to Crosshouse Hospital.”

The exact nature of the incident has not yet been made clear.

Police Scotland has been approached for comment.

The incident comes days after two teenagers were arrested following the alleged assault of a 17-year-old boy at the beach park.

Police confirmed there were no serious injuries during the incident on Saturday, April 25.

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