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| The body of a man has been found in a tractor which was submerged in floods in Aberdeenshire. | The body of a man has been found in a tractor which was submerged in floods in Aberdeenshire. |
| The body - believed to be missing 81-year-old Sandy Henderson - was found in the cab of the tractor after it was recovered at Kintore. | The body - believed to be missing 81-year-old Sandy Henderson - was found in the cab of the tractor after it was recovered at Kintore. |
| It is thought Mr Henderson may have been trying to rescue cattle near the River Don when he was swept away on Thursday. | It is thought Mr Henderson may have been trying to rescue cattle near the River Don when he was swept away on Thursday. |
| Grampian Police said relatives of Mr Henderson had been informed. | Grampian Police said relatives of Mr Henderson had been informed. |
| Sandy Henderson went missing on Thursday during floods | |
| A spokesman said: "Grampian Police can confirm that the tractor has now been recovered to the shallow flood waters and that the body of a man, believed to be that of Sandy Henderson, has been found within the cab. | |
| "As is normal in such circumstances, a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal in due course." | |
| A major search involving an RAF helicopter, police divers and coastguards had been launched on Thursday. | |
| However it was stood down in the afternoon on safety grounds, due to rising water levels. | |
| It resumed on Friday morning, and the tractor and body were recovered in the afternoon. |