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| Body found in Portugal in search for missing stag party Scot Greg Monks | 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 Foreign Office said they were supporting Mr Monks' family | |
| 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. |
| Friends and those involved in the search for Mr Monks in Portugal have left messages of condolence on a Facebook page set up in the wake of his disappearance. | |
| One said they were "heartbroken" by the news, while another said it was "truly devastating". | |
| A Foreign Office spokesperson said: "We are supporting the family of a British man reported missing in Portugal and are in contact with the local authorities." |