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Claire Galloway & Abbie Meehan

Remains found amid search of missing Scottish woman who vanished two years ago

The skeleton of a person has been found in the mountainous area of the Greek island of Rhodes, in just over two years after a Scottish woman went missing.

Police are now investigating the possibility that the remains may be 60-year-old Diane Davison, who disappeared from the island in November 2019, as reported by the Daily Record.

The grim discovery was made by a hunter in an inaccessible area of the mountains between Psinthos, Maritsa, and Kalythi on Saturday morning.

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While the height, hair colour and clothes match Diane's description, further testing is required to establish the identity.

The disappearance of Diane sparked a frantic search operation in Rhodes when she went missing over two years ago.

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Emergency services raced to the scene with a medical examiner also called in, reports Proto Thema.

Authorities issued a silver alert after she failed to turn up to collect food from the Municipality of Rhodes.

A probe has been launched into the discovery of the remains and the Prosecutor's Office has been informed.

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