30/01/2015

Two Bodies Found On Beaches In Scotland

Police in Scotland are working to identify two bodies found on separate beaches in Scotland on Thursday.

The body of a man was found on a beach in St Andrews, while another body of a man was recovered on a beach near Glencaple, in Dumfries and Galloway.

Neither body has been officially identified, however, police in St Andrews have been searching for a missing student, 18-year-old Kieran McCann. Police in Dumfries and Galloway have also been carrying out searches for 19-year-old Macauley McQueen.

Police said enquiries in both cases are ongoing and post-mortem examinations will take place to establish how each man died.

(MH/CD)

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