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Body found in Portugal in search for missing stag party Scot Greg Monks | |
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Greg Monks was reported missing in Portugal last week while on a stag party | Greg Monks was reported missing in Portugal last week while on a stag party |
A body has been found in the search for a Scottish man reported missing in Portugal. | A body has been found in the search for a Scottish man reported missing in Portugal. |
Greg Monks, 38, was reported missing last week after leaving the main strip in Albufeira in the Algarve in the early hours of Wednesday morning. | Greg Monks, 38, was reported missing last week after leaving the main strip in Albufeira in the Algarve in the early hours of Wednesday morning. |
Mr Monks, from Cambuslang, near Glasgow, had travelled to the resort on 27 May on a stag party with friends. | Mr Monks, from Cambuslang, near Glasgow, had travelled to the resort on 27 May on a stag party with friends. |
The Portuguese national Policia Judiciaria said the body of a man was found in the Cerro de Aguia area on Wednesday morning. | The Portuguese national Policia Judiciaria said the body of a man was found in the Cerro de Aguia area on Wednesday morning. |
A Policia Judiciaria statement said the Mr Monks' disappearance was reported to the Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR) on 28 May. | A Policia Judiciaria statement said the Mr Monks' disappearance was reported to the Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR) on 28 May. |
Cerro de Aguia is about 3.1 miles (5km) from the main Albufeira strip, where Mr Monks was last seen by friends in the early hours of the morning. | Cerro de Aguia is about 3.1 miles (5km) from the main Albufeira strip, where Mr Monks was last seen by friends in the early hours of the morning. |
The Polícia Judiciária said the body, which is yet to be formally identified, was found on a "vacant and very uneven lot". | The Polícia Judiciária said the body, which is yet to be formally identified, was found on a "vacant and very uneven lot". |
They said an autopsy would take place in due course. | They said an autopsy would take place in due course. |