An elderly kayaker who failed to return home after being reported missing from a fishing village in the Borders has died.

Concerns were raised about the 77-year-old man, who had left Burnmouth harbour on Tuesday.

Eyemouth RNLI lifeboats were launched by the UK Coastguard at 8.37pm after he failed to return.

The inshore lifeboat searched the coastline from Eyemouth to Burnmouth, while an all-weather lifeboat searched further offshore.

Local coastguard teams also searched the shoreline before lifeboat crews found the man and kayak onshore around 440 yards north of Burnmouth.

He was immediately given CPR before being handed over to paramedics.

A spokesman for the RNLI said: "The casualty was transferred to a stretcher and taken by the inshore lifeboat to Burnmouth harbour, where they were handed over to the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.

"Tragically, an update was received that the casualty had not survived.

"The thoughts of everyone at Eyemouth Lifeboat Station go out to the family at this very sad time."