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Police search for missing teenager Scott Campbell |
Body found in search for teenager Scott Campbell |
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Police are searching for a teenager who has been missing in the Highlands since the early hours of Saturday morning. | Police searching for a teenager missing in the Highlands since the early hours of Saturday morning have found a body. |
Scott Campbell, 16, was last seen near the Tesco store at Inshes in Inverness at about 05:15. | Scott Campbell, 16, was last seen near the Tesco store at Inshes in Inverness at about 05:15. |
Officers have asked people living in the Hilton and Drakies areas to check their gardens or outhouses. | Officers had asked people to check their gardens or outhouses. Search teams made the discovery in the Culduthel area of the city. |
Northern Constabulary said it was aware members of the public also plan to carry out searches and asked them to leave the operation to the police. | The body has not yet been formally identified and Scott's family have been made aware of the circumstances. |
Scott is described as 5ft 10ins tall, of medium build and with dark brown hair. | Northern Constabulary said the body of a young man was discovered at about 09:51. |
When last seen he was wearing a black Stone Island hooded top, dark blue jeans with and blue suede Adidas trainers. | A spokesman added: "The death is currently being treated as unexplained and inquiries are ongoing." |
A spokesman for Northern Constabulary said officers appreciated the concern for Scott's whereabouts. | |
He added: "We would respectfully urge people not to carry out their own searches. | |
"Professional search teams will be out looking for Scott and large numbers of people in the area may hamper that operation." | |
Anyone with information was asked to contact the police. | |
Meanwhile, Northern Constabulary are also trying to trace 68-year-old Michael Caygill who is missing on the Isle of Lewis. | |
He was last seen on Friday 13 January when he left a bed and breakfast in Stornoway saying he would be back in two to three days. | |
He failed to return and was reported missing on Saturday. | |