A doctor has been found dead less than a week after he was reported missing.
Michael Fitzpatrick's body was pulled from Banton Loch at Kilsyth yesterday afternoon, six days after he was last seen at his Cumbernauld home.
The 58-year-old is understood to have worked as a consultant neurosurgeon in Edinburgh and hadn't been in touch with family or friends since last Sunday, November 12, the Daily Record reports.
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Police confirmed that his family has been informed and his death is not being treated as suspicious.
"The body of a man was found in Banton Loch, Kilsyth, around 3.35pm on Saturday, November 19.
"The body has been identified as 58-year-old Michael Fitzpatrick, who had been reported missing from Cumbernauld. His family have been informed.
"The death is not believed to be suspicious. A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal."
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