Body found in wooded area during searches for missing Scots dad
dailyrecord.co.ukA body has been found in a wooded area in Ayrshire during searches for a missing dad.Robert Pirie, 55, was reported missing from the Craigstone Avenue in Ayr at around 2.30am on Monday.
Officers appealed for information while Robert's worried son issued a desperate plea on social media.Sadly, at around 1.15pm on Monday, police were notified a man’s body had been found in a wooded area in the Holmston area.
Formal identification has still to take place, however officers believe it to be Robert. The death is not being treated as suspicious.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 1.15pm on Monday, May 27, 2023, police were notified a man’s body had been found in a wooded area in the Holmston area of Ayr.
A formal identification has still to take place; however, we believe it to be 55-year-old Robert Pirie missing from Craigstone Avenue in Ayr."Officers have been liaising with Mr Pirie's family.
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