Tragedy as body found in Scots park during search for missing woman
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A BODY has been found in a Scots park during the frantic search for a missing woman who disappeared over a week ago.
Michelle Wade, 36, was last seen in the North Hamilton Street area of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, on July 25.
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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Officers searching for a woman missing from Kilmarnock have discovered a body in the Deans Park area.
"Formal identification has still to take place, however, the family of Michelle Wade, missing from Kilmarnock, has been informed.
"The death is being treated as unexplained and enquiries are ongoing."
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