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Emma O'Neill

Body found in search for missing Leith man

The body of a man has been found in the search for a missing person.

William Robertson, known as Billy, was last seen in Abbeyhill in Edinburgh on Thursday evening.

However, on Saturday morning, a body was discovered in the search for the missing Leith resident.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "At around 10am on Saturday, 24 June, the body of a man was found in the Holyrood Park area of Edinburgh.

"Formal identification has yet to take place but the family of William Robertson, 63, reported missing from the Leith area, has been informed.

"There are no apparent suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in due course."

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