A body of man has been found in woods in Kirkcaldy in the search for Graham Challis.
Police launched an appeal on Sunday for the 59-year-old, who was last seen around 7 am on Saturday, March 19, when he left his home in Links Street, Kirkcaldy.
But on Sunday evening officers said he had been "traced" and thanked the public for their assistance in a social media post.
Police have now confirmed that a man's body was found around 6.15pm yesterday in a secluded wooded area to the west of Beveridge Park in the Fife town.
Formal identification is yet to take place but the family of Mr Challis have been informed of the tragic discovery.
Officers had asked the public to look out for Mr Challis on the Fife Coastal Path between Kirkcaldy and Burntisland, where he was known to regularly walk.
Sergeant Lesley Couper said that Mr Challis has "never been missing before" and his disappearance was "completely out of character".
A Police Spokesperson said: "Around 6.15pm on Sunday 20 March 2022, police received a report a man's body had been found in a secluded wooded area to the west of Beveridge Park, Kirkcaldy.
"No formal identification has taken place, however, officers have spoken to the family of Graham Challis, who has been missing since Saturday 19 March, 2022.
"A post mortem examination will be carried out in due course. The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."
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