10/09/2008

Man's Body Discovered In Highlands Tent

The body of a man has been found in a tent in the Highlands, police have confirmed.

Around midday on Tuesday, Aviemore police station received a report that a tent, which had been spotted about a month ago by a local gamekeeper was still located at the south End of Loch Einich in the Cairngorms.

Police officers and members of the Cairngorm mountain rescue team attended the scene and recovered the body of a man from the tent.

Northern Constabulary confirmed that the remains had been taken to Inverness for a post mortem and said that enquiries would be made to trace next-of-kin and to identify the man.

(KMcA/JM)

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