Tributes have been paid to 'beautiful' and 'caring' Nicola Murray after her body was found.
The 43-year-old was recovered from the water north of Campbeltown in Scotland on Saturday afternoon.
An appeal had been launched to find Nicola, from Cushendall , Co Antrim, after she was last seen on March 16 leaving her home at approximately 6.15pm.
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A post on the Find Nicola Murray Facebook page read: "With deep sadness we can now confirm the body found in Scotland, was that of Nikki.
"Nikki was a beautiful, caring, warm hearted woman, with a smile that could light up a room. Nikki will be terribly missed.
"Arnold, The Murray and Stewart Family would like to sincerely thank you for all your phenomenal support.
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"To the official services, local community, businesses, volunteers, anonymous helpers, local media and all those who have shared the news far and wide, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your help in our search to find Nikki and bring her home.
"We will keep the page active for a few days. Please tag anyone that you know helped out.
"Thank you again for all your kind thoughts and prayers. Please accept our thanks as a token of appreciation for all the kindness and help we have been shown. May Nikki rest in peace."
The PSNI said it is not treating the death as suspicious at this time.
A postmortem is set to be carried out to determine the cause of death.
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