Body believed to be missing 82-year-old man who 'fell from CalMac ferry' found

Body believed to be missing 82-year-old Jim Wither found on Largs beach after man fell from CalMac ferry near Arran; police say death is not suspicious.

MV Caledonian Isles heads to Inchgreen for repairs and investigation of a technical fault. <i>(Image: George Munro)</i>

(Image: George Munro)

The body of a missing man believed to have fallen from a CalMac ferry has been found on a Scottish beach.

The body, believed to be 82-year-old Jim Wither, was discovered on Sunday morning at Largs beach.

Jim Wither was last seen walking towards Beith Road around 12.18pm on Sunday, October 18.

Police previously said that enquiries have established that he may have entered the water after boarding a ferry from Ardrossan to Arran.

On Sunday at about 8.30pm, an extensive search was launched after a man fell from the MV Caledonian Isles near Arran.

Jim Wither was last seen walking towards Beith Road at around 12.18pm on Sunday, October 18 (Image: Police Scotland)

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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "On Sunday, 25 October, 2026, we received a report of the body of a man having been found in the Largs beach area.

"Formal identification is yet to take place, however the family of 82-year-old Jim Wither, who was reported missing from Johnstone, have been informed.

"The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in due course."