A BODY has been found in a Scottish village amid a search for a missing teenager, police have said.
Formal identification has yet to take place however, the family of missing man Cole Cooper, 19, has been informed after a body was found in a wooded area near Kilsyth Road, Banknock, at around 4.15pm on Friday.
Police say enquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances.
Cooper was last seen by his family on May 2 or 3 and was captured on CCTV at about 6am on May 4 in Longcroft, Falkirk, when he tried to access his father’s house unsuccessfully.
He was last seen at about 8.45pm on May 7, on the A803 at the intersection with Cumbernauld Road, Longcroft, when he asked a school friend for a lift which he was not given.
Cooper was reported missing by his family two days later on May 9.
Since then, almost 400 residents have been spoken to during door-to-door inquiries and more than 2000 hours of CCTV seized, according to Police Scotland.
A major incident portal has been set up for the public to share footage, images and possible lines of inquiry, and detectives said it has received “numerous” submissions.
A major search has involved helicopters, divers, digital and financial investigators.
