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Lynn Love

Body found in search for missing Ayrshire man near shoreline in Helensburgh

A body has been found in search for missing man George Winters.

The 48-year-old vanished from Dalry at around 7.15pm on Sunday July 2, after ordering food from a restaurant on New Street in the Ayrshire town.

He was believed to have then travelled in his car - a grey Peugeot 307 Sport - to Greenock and parked at the Inverclyde town's Esplanade, however had not been seen since.

Police said they were growing increasingly concerned for George and a search was launched.

Officers have now said a body was recovered during their search for George yesterday, however formal identification has yet to take place.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "On Saturday July 8, the body of a man was recovered from the shoreline near Helensburgh.

"He is still to be formally identified, but the family of George Winters, missing from Dalry, Ayrshire, since Sunday July 2, has been informed.

"There are no apparent suspicious circumstances."

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