Body found near M8 confirmed as missing man Matthew Elmer
Police have confirmed that a body found near the M8 is that of missing man Matthew Elmer.
Police have confirmed that a body found near the M8 is that of missing man Matthew Elmer.
The 23-year-old was last seen leaving his Mum's home in Poplar Grove in Livingston, at around 6pm on February 13.
Police discovered the body off of the A899 road near the M8 slipway at around 2:30pm on Tuesday this week.
Police say his death is "not believed to be suspicious", and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
Matthew's family released a statement saying: "As a family, we wish to thank the local community and communities further afield for their efforts in tracing Matthew. "We especially wish to thank Matthew's friends and relatives for all their support and their efforts to find him. “We would also like to thank Police Scotland for their ongoing support since Matthews’s disappearance. "Our family now need time to come to terms with what has happened to Matthew, and ask for privacy so that we may grieve."
Police are still working to establish the full circumstances surrounding Matthew's disappearance.