Body found on remote Scottish island in search for 'beautiful' missing hairdresser, 28

Shanahan MacInnes, 28, disappeared astatine astir 1.30am connected Friday successful the country of Balivanich connected the Isle of Benbecula, successful the Outer Hebrides, earlier her assemblage was recovered 2 days later

The assemblage of a missing hairdresser has been recovered connected a distant Scottish land pursuing an "extremely tragic accident."

Shanahan MacInnes, 28, went missing around 1.30am connected Friday successful the Tindill Road country of Balivanich connected the Isle of Benbecula, successful the Outer Hebrides. A large rescue cognition was launched with much than 60 members of the public, police, the coastguard, and exigency services each searching for the missing woman.

Despite the immense hunt effort, her assemblage was discovered connected Sunday afternoon. Her household person shared their heartbreak astatine the find arsenic they paid tribute to their "beautiful darling Shanahan."

She was past seen wearing a burgundy tracksuit and achromatic trainers with a achromatic Nike tick. Her household had posted connected societal media that she had near down her car, purse, phone, car and keys arsenic they urged locals to beryllium connected the lookout for her. It was believed she had different apparel with her and whitethorn person changed into a achromatic North Face overgarment and achromatic trainers with a golden buckle.

Tragically, the hunt ended with the find of a assemblage adjacent astatine circular 1.05pm connected Sunday, November 24 successful the Aird country of Benbecula. Her decease is not being treated arsenic suspicious and a study volition beryllium submitted to the Procurator Fiscal. Shanahan's household released a connection connected societal media saying they are "absolutely heartbroken and devastated".

 They continued: "Shanahan's passing was an highly tragic accident. It was nobody's fault... We are highly upset... We would admit if we could each beryllium near to grieve our beauteous darling Shanahan."

The Shore Room Hair and Beauty, wherever Shanahan worked, announced it would beryllium closing the salon until further notice. "We admit each the emotion and enactment we person received astatine this time," they wrote connected Facebook. scotland>Police Scotland said successful a statement: "Around 1.05pm connected Sunday, 24 November, 2024, officers were made alert that a assemblage of a pistillate had been recovered successful the Aird country of Benbecula.

"Formal recognition has inactive to instrumentality place, nevertheless the household of 28-year-old Shanahan MacInnes, who was missing from Balivanich, has been made aware. The decease is not being treated arsenic suspicious and a study volition beryllium submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."