Body found in marina near Rothesay on the Isle of Bute

General view of Rothesay and Isle of Bute <i>(Image: Jamie Simpson)</i>
General view of Rothesay and Isle of Bute (Image: Jamie Simpson)
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A body has been found in a marina on a Scottish island, with police treating the man's death as unexplained.

The discovery was made shortly after 9am at Port Bannatyne Marina, near Rothesay on the Isle of Bute on Thursday, October 8.

While police have not released the identity of the man, his family have been informed.

A local resident told the Sunday Mail: "The local community are very shocked but not much seems to be known about the man or what happened.


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“A man had been in the port enquiring about sailing lessons but he didn’t have a boat. The next morning a body was discovered."

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 9am on Thursday, 8 October, 2026, police received a report a man’s body was in the water at Port Bannatyne Marina, Isle of Bute.

“The man’s family has been informed. The death is being treated as unexplained and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”

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