A physique has been discovered within the seek for a person who went lacking after boarding a dingy on a Scots island. Andy Samuel, 59, had not been seen since he was noticed going from his yacht into his dinghy close to Kinloch, off the Isle of Rum, at midnight on Tuesday, August 30.
The dinghy was later recovered throughout searches on Thursday - however Andy, from Fife, was not positioned. A frantic search was launched as police appealed for data on the whereabouts of the Abertay Uni lecturer.
Nonetheless, on Saturday afternoon a physique was found on the shoreline of the island. He's but to be formally recognized, however Andy's household have been knowledgeable.
There aren't any obvious suspicious circumstances surrounding the dying.
A Police Scotland spokesperson mentioned: "The physique of a person has been discovered on the shoreline of the Isle of Rum in the course of the afternoon of Saturday, September 3.
"He's nonetheless to be formally recognized however the household of Andy Samuel, 59, who had been reported lacking within the space on Thursday, September 1 has been knowledgeable.
"There aren't any obvious suspicious circumstances and a report will likely be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."
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