Police find body in search for missing Ayr man

The death is not being treated as suspicious.

Published 27th May 2024
Last updated 27th May 2024

A body has been found in woods in Ayr.

Around 1.15 pm on Monday, police were notified of a man’s body found in the wooded area of Holmston.

Earlier in the day, the Ayrshire force had put out an appeal to find 55-year-old Robert Pirie, missing from Craigstone Avenue in Ayr.

Although a formal identification has still to take place, officers believe it to be Mr Pirie and have been liaising with his family.

The death is not being treated as suspicious.

A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal

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