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Body found in search for missing hillwalker

Police Scotland A man with a grey beard is wearing blue shirt, a straw hat and dark glasses. There is grassland behind himPolice Scotland
Richard Dawson failed to return from a planned walk of the Five Sisters of Kintail

The body of a man has been found during searches for a missing hillwalker in the West Highlands, police have confirmed.

He is yet to be formally identified, but the family of 61-year-old Richard Dawson, who had been reported missing in the Glen Shiel area on Saturday, has been informed.

The body was found in an area below the ridge of the Five Sisters of Kintail at about 16:00 on Monday.

Police Scotland said there were no apparent suspicious circumstances and a report would be submitted to the procurator fiscal.

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A body was found in the area on Monday

Mr Dawson had booked accommodation in the area but never turned up.

Police said his car was later found in Glen Shiel.

Both Kintail Mountain Rescue Team and a coastguard helicopter were involved in the search operation.