A physique has been discovered in the hunt for a lacking Scots man who vanished nearly a month in the past.
Police had been known as to the grim discovery, that was made at 9.10am this morning, March 15, on the seashore close to Northfield Street in Burray, Orkney.
Formal identification is but to happen, nonetheless, the household of lacking Alan James Murray has been knowledgeable.
Alan, from Cullen - greater than 200 miles away from the finding- was final seen on February 26 in his hometown.
Police launched an intensive search to hint the 54-year-old, with specialist diving officers drafted in to scan the Moray shoreline.
Members of the group additionally weighed in on the operation as they turned out in droves to participate in walkabouts of the world.
Police Scotland confirmed there have been no suspicious circumstances surrounding the demise.
A spokesperson stated: "At 9.10 am on Tuesday, March 15, the physique of a person was found on the seashore close to to Northfield Street, Burray, Orkney.
“Formal identification has nonetheless to happen nonetheless the household of Alan James Murray, 54, from Cullen, who has been lacking since February 26, has been knowledgeable of the invention.
“There aren't any suspicious circumstances surrounding the demise.”
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