A 37-YEAR-OLD man was rescued from the River Clyde off Helensburgh after his kayak capsized.

Police and members of the Helensburgh coastguard rescue team carried out the rescue operation off West Clyde Street at around 3.15pm on Saturday, July 18.

The man was taken to hospital as a precaution but is not understood to have suffered any ill effects from the incident.

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