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Record Reporter

Body of missing teenager Leon Fleming found in Edinburgh woodland

The body of a missing teenager has been found in woodland near an Edinburgh golf course.

Leon Fleming, 18, was reported missing on Wednesday evening after leaving the Almond House Lodge hotel on Marine Drive in the Muirhouse area of the city.

Police issued a public appeal in a bid to trace him and extensive searches were carried out by specialist officers in the Silverknowes and Cramond areas of the capital.

Leon's body was discovered in a wooded area next to Silverknowes Golf Course on Saturday morning. His family have been made aware.

Officers in Edinburgh confirmed the 18-year-old's death is not being treated as suspicious.

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: "We can confirm the body of missing teenager Leon Fleming has been found.

"Leon was last seen leaving Almond House Lodge on Marine Drive on 10 July .

"His body was discovered in a wooded area at Silverknowes Golf Course this morning.

His death is not being treated as suspicious."

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