A BODY has been found amid a search for a missing Scottish woman, police have announced.
Although formal identification is yet to take place, the family of 75-year-old Catherine Stewart have been informed, officers in Elgin said on Wednesday.
Stewart had last been seen at around 11pm on Monday, September 18 in the Bishopmill area of the Moray town.
Police said in a statement issued on Wednesday: “The body of a woman has been found in Elgin during searches for a missing person.
“She is yet to be formally identified but the family of Catherine Stewart, 75, who had been reported missing in the area has been informed.”