A POLICE probe into reports of a body floating in the Clyde off of Parklea has drawn a blank.
Officers became aware on Sunday of pictures circulating on social media which purported to show a man in the water near Port Glasgow.
Extensive searches were carried out in the area by police and coastguard personnel, but Police Scotland says no trace of a body was found.
Police say they are now working to establish circumstances of the reports.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “On the evening of Sunday, September 15 reports were received of a picture circulating which appeared to show a body in the water in the Parklea area of Port Glasgow.
“Officers and HM Coastguard carried out extensive searches of the area but no-one was found. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the reports.”
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