Body found in search for missing Banchory man

Police say a body has been found in the search for a man missing in Aberdeenshire.

David Strachan disappeared from Wilson Road in Banchory on Tuesday.

Police have confirmed a body was found near the Scolty Hill area of the burgh around 3pm on Friday.

A formal identification has not yet been made but the next of kin of the 51-year-old have been informed.

A statement said: "Police Scotland can confirm that around 3pm today - Friday, November 29 - the body of a man was found near the Scolty Hill area in Banchory.

''Formal identification has yet to take place, however, the next of kin of 51-year-old David Strachan, who was reported missing from Banchory on Tuesday, November 19, have been informed.''