A surfer swept 13 miles out to sea was found alive after clinging to his board in the sea off Scotland for 32 hours.

Hopes for missing Matthew Bryce were fading when a coastguard helicopter crew discovered him in the water drifting towards Northern Ireland.

The 22-year-old was hypothermic, but conscious. Rescuers said he only survived for so long because he was wearing a wetsuit and used his surfboard as a buoyancy aid.