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| A body has been found in the search for a missing Scottish pensioner in Mexico, the Foreign Office has confirmed. | A body has been found in the search for a missing Scottish pensioner in Mexico, the Foreign Office has confirmed. |
| Police have told 78-year-old Julia Howard's family of the discovery near a resort in Cancun. | Police have told 78-year-old Julia Howard's family of the discovery near a resort in Cancun. |
| Local reports suggested that human remains have been found in the jungle, along with clothing and jewellery. | Local reports suggested that human remains have been found in the jungle, along with clothing and jewellery. |
| Mrs Howard's daughter, Julia Brock, said it was a nightmare but the family were determined to find out what had happened to her. | Mrs Howard's daughter, Julia Brock, said it was a nightmare but the family were determined to find out what had happened to her. |
| Mrs Howard disappeared on 16 June while on holiday with members of her family and had been due to go for a walk with them when the great grandmother-of-seven went missing. | Mrs Howard disappeared on 16 June while on holiday with members of her family and had been due to go for a walk with them when the great grandmother-of-seven went missing. |
| I'm dazed and it's a total nightmare. We're going out to formally identify the body Julia BrockDaughter | I'm dazed and it's a total nightmare. We're going out to formally identify the body Julia BrockDaughter |
| She had arrived at the five-star Moon Palace Resort the day before with her 55-year-old daughter, son Henry Harvey, 56, and his wife, Glynnis, 55. | She had arrived at the five-star Moon Palace Resort the day before with her 55-year-old daughter, son Henry Harvey, 56, and his wife, Glynnis, 55. |
| Speaking from her home in Edinburgh's Firrhill, Ms Brock told the BBC Scotland news website how the family received a call from police at about 0700 BST on Thursday. | Speaking from her home in Edinburgh's Firrhill, Ms Brock told the BBC Scotland news website how the family received a call from police at about 0700 BST on Thursday. |
| She added: "I'm dazed and it's a total nightmare. We're going out on Monday to formally identify the body. | She added: "I'm dazed and it's a total nightmare. We're going out on Monday to formally identify the body. |
| "They said they think it is her but we are getting a huge amount of conflicting news. Although my brother thought it would be bad news, I was always kind of hoping she was still alive. | "They said they think it is her but we are getting a huge amount of conflicting news. Although my brother thought it would be bad news, I was always kind of hoping she was still alive. |
| "The rest of the family say at least we can bring her home now." | "The rest of the family say at least we can bring her home now." |
| 'Just ludicrous' | 'Just ludicrous' |
| Ms Brock said her mother adored the resort in Cancun and insisted that reports her mother had dementia were untrue. | Ms Brock said her mother adored the resort in Cancun and insisted that reports her mother had dementia were untrue. |
| She added: "She never went out of the complex, she rarely even went further than five minutes from the pool. | She added: "She never went out of the complex, she rarely even went further than five minutes from the pool. |
| "To say she walked three miles and in the wrong direction is just ludicrous, she just wouldn't, but we can't prove it, but we know she was not capable of that. | "To say she walked three miles and in the wrong direction is just ludicrous, she just wouldn't, but we can't prove it, but we know she was not capable of that. |
| "We've got to try and find out what happened to her." | "We've got to try and find out what happened to her." |
| She said: "Everyone liked my mum, she was always cheery and smiling, nobody can believe it and we haven't told the children yet, we just don't know how to." | She said: "Everyone liked my mum, she was always cheery and smiling, nobody can believe it and we haven't told the children yet, we just don't know how to." |
| It is understood the remains were discovered 2km into the jungle - which is 3km from the hotel. | It is understood the remains were discovered 2km into the jungle - which is 3km from the hotel. |
| Thomas Cook has arranged to fly the family out to the resort including Mrs Howard's son, Ron, who lives in the Philippines. | Thomas Cook has arranged to fly the family out to the resort including Mrs Howard's son, Ron, who lives in the Philippines. |
| Mrs Howard's granddaughter Gill Greaves, 33, from Kirknewton on the outskirts of Edinburgh, told the website: "I think I had always hoped she would be found. This news is devastating as at the back of my mind I had thought perhaps they might have found her (alive)." | |