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

A assemblage has been recovered aft a large hunt for a 28-year-old pistillate missing successful the Outer Hebrides.

Dozens of radical had joined the hunt for Shanahan MacInnes, a hairdresser missing from Balivanich who was past seen connected Friday afternoon.

Police Scotland said her household had been notified aft a assemblage was recovered successful the Aird country of Benbecula, a Scottish island, astatine astir 1.05pm yesterday, with ceremonial recognition yet to instrumentality place.

‘The decease is not being treated arsenic suspicious and a study volition beryllium submitted to the Procurator Fiscak,’ they said.

Writing connected Facebook yesterday, a comparative said: ‘We arsenic a household are perfectly heartbroken and devastated with the quality we person received today.

‘Shanahan’s passing was an highly tragic accident. It was nobody’s fault.’

They added: ‘We are highly upset…We would admit if we could each beryllium near to grieve our beauteous darling Shanahan.’

Hairdresser Ms MacInnes was said by constabulary to person disappeared successful what was ‘extremely retired of character’ connected Friday.

She was past seen astir 1.30am connected Friday successful the Tindill Road country of Balivanich.

Meanwhile searches are continuing successful Stornoway for missing teen Aleksandr Benga astir a week aft helium was past seen.

The 16-year-old was past seen astir 8.45am connected Monday adjacent to the h2o instrumentality wrong successful the Lewis Castle grounds.

Police are urging anyone with accusation oregon dash-cam footage to travel forward.

He is described arsenic 6ft 2ins gangly and of slim physique with abbreviated brownish hair. When past seen, helium was wearing a beige jumper and achromatic jeans. He had a yellowish beanie chapeau with him.

Inspector David Hall said: “We are highly acrophobic for Aleksandr, particularly fixed the acold upwind conditions lately.

‘We person reviewed CCTV and footage provided by the public, nevertheless we person been incapable to found the nonstop way helium travelled aft leaving the h2o instrumentality connected the greeting of Monday, 18 November.

‘To assistance america found this, we would inquire immoderate drivers with dashcams who were either travelling connected the A859 betwixt Willowglen Road, Stornoway and Cameron Terrace, Lochs oregon connected Pentland Road betwixt 8.45am and 12pm connected Monday, 18 November, to delight interaction us.’

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