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| Body found in missing OAP search | Body found in missing OAP search |
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| A body has been found in the search for a missing Scottish pensioner in Cancun, Mexico. | A body has been found in the search for a missing Scottish pensioner in Cancun, Mexico. |
| The Foreign Office confirmed that a body had been found but could not say if it was that of 77-year-old Julia Howard, from Edinburgh. | The Foreign Office confirmed that a body had been found but could not say if it was that of 77-year-old Julia Howard, from Edinburgh. |
| Local reports suggest that human remains have been found in the jungle, along with clothing and jewellery. | Local reports suggest that human remains have been found in the jungle, along with clothing and jewellery. |
| Mrs Howard disappeared on 16 June while on holiday. She had been due to go for a walk with relatives. | Mrs Howard disappeared on 16 June while on holiday. She had been due to go for a walk with relatives. |
| Mrs Howard flew into the five-star Moon Palace Resort on Monday, 15 June, with daughter Julia Brock, 55, son Henry Harvey, 56, and his wife, Glynnis, 55. | Mrs Howard flew into the five-star Moon Palace Resort on Monday, 15 June, with daughter Julia Brock, 55, son Henry Harvey, 56, and his wife, Glynnis, 55. |
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| The following morning after breakfast they all decided to go for a walk and were waiting until Mrs Howard went upstairs to retrieve a hat from her room. But she never returned. | The following morning after breakfast they all decided to go for a walk and were waiting until Mrs Howard went upstairs to retrieve a hat from her room. But she never returned. |
| It is understood the remains were discovered 2km into the jungle - which is 3km from the hotel. | |
| Last month, Mrs Howard's granddaughter Gill Greaves, 33, from Kirknewton on the outskirts of Edinburgh, told the BBC Scotland news website that the family "feared the worst". | Last month, Mrs Howard's granddaughter Gill Greaves, 33, from Kirknewton on the outskirts of Edinburgh, told the BBC Scotland news website that the family "feared the worst". |
| She said the Mexican authorities had been searching the area using sniffer dogs, mounted police, divers and helicopters. | She said the Mexican authorities had been searching the area using sniffer dogs, mounted police, divers and helicopters. |
| Ms Greaves said her grandmother was a "strong, independent woman" who was "of sound mind". | Ms Greaves said her grandmother was a "strong, independent woman" who was "of sound mind". |
| She also said Mrs Howard knew the resort well. | She also said Mrs Howard knew the resort well. |