A body has been found in the search for a missing Fife man who vanished on a dinghy days ago.
Police have confirmed a body was recovered from the coastline near the Isle of Rum on Saturday afternoon (September 3), with a formal identification still to take place.
An urgent appeal was launched by officers earlier in the week to try and trace Andy Samuel, 59, after he was last seen boarding the small boat near Kinloch, off the Isle of Rum.
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Last seen on Tuesday, August 30, a search later recovered the dinghy on Thursday, however, Andy, an Abertay University lecturer, was not located at the time.
The Record reports that Andy's family have now been informed of the news, with police confirming there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.
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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "The body of a man has been found on the coastline of the Isle of Rum during the afternoon of Saturday, September 3.
"He is still to be formally identified but the family of Andy Samuel, 59, who had been reported missing in the area on Thursday, September 1 has been informed.
"There are no apparent suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."
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