A body has been found in the search for a mother who vanished a week ago, say police. Former NHS midwife Elaine McArthur, from Edinburgh, was reported missing to Police Scotland and was last seen on CCTV walking along a road on the afternoon of April 18.
Her family, friends and investigators had issued multiple appeals in a desperate bid to find the 48-year-old, Edinburgh Live reports.
Searches had been carried out in the Granton area of north Edinburgh in recent days. Police confirmed on Saturday that a body was found in the Granton View area at about 11.15am.
Ms McArthur's family has been informed of the discovery, said police. Formal identification has not yet taken place. The death is currently being treated as unexplained.