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Scottish Sun
6 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Body found in search for missing hiker who vanished on Scots walking route more than two weeks ago
Cops and mountain rescue crews launched an urgent hunt to trace the pensioner TRAGIC DISCOVERY Body found in search for missing hiker who vanished on Scots walking route more than two weeks ago Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A BODY has been found in the search for a missing hiker who vanished on a walking route more than two weeks ago. Richard Dawson was reported missing on Saturday, July 26, after he failed to return from a planned walk of the Five Sisters of Kintail. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Cops and mountain rescue crews launched an urgent hunt to trace Richard Credit: Facebook The 61-year-old had arrived in the Glen Shiel area of the Highlands on Friday, July 11, but failed to show up for his hotel booking. Cops and mountain rescue crews launched an urgent hunt to trace Richard. Police Scotland today confirmed a body has been found in the search for the hiker. His body is yet to be formally identified, but Richard's family has been informed. The grim discovery was made in an area below the ridge of the Five Sisters of Kintail around 4pm yesterday. The body was located and recovered with the assistance of the HM Coastguard helicopter and Kintail Mountain Rescue Team. There are no apparent suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal. Richard was described as being 6ft 1ins, of athletic build, with short brown hair, a goatee beard and wearing glasses. He had a dark coloured rucksack and usually wore a baseball cap or a straw hat.
BBC News
7 hours ago
- BBC News
Body found in search for missing hillwalker in Glen Shiel
The body of a man has been found during searches for a missing hillwalker in the West Highlands, police have 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 body was found in an area below the ridge of the Five Sisters of Kintail at about 16:00 on Scotland said there were no apparent suspicious circumstances and a report would be submitted to the procurator fiscal. Mr Dawson had booked accommodation in the area but never turned said his car was later found in Glen Kintail Mountain Rescue Team and a coastguard helicopter were involved in the search operation.
STV News
7 hours ago
- STV News
Body found in search for hillwalker in Scottish mountains
The body of a man has been found after a hillwalker failed to return from a hike in the Scottish mountains on Saturday. Richard Dawson was reported missing after he went for a planned walk of the Five Sisters of Kintail in the Highlands. The 61-year-old's car was found in Glen Shiel, and he did not arrive at his booked hotel accommodation. A body was discovered in the area below the ridge of the Five Sisters of Kintail around 4pm on Monday. It was recovered with the assistance of the HM Coastguard helicopter and Kintail Mountain Rescue Team. The body is yet to be formally identified, however, Richard Dawson's family has been informed. Investigators believe there are no apparent suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal. Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Police appeal over hillwalker Richard Dawson missing in Highlands
A 61-year-old hillwalker has gone missing in the Glen Shiel area of the Dawson failed to return from a planned walk of the Five Sisters of Kintail on Saturday. His car has been found in Glen Dawson, who had been in the area since Friday 11 July, had hotel accommodation booked but did not use is described as 6ft 1in tall, of athletic build, with short brown hair, a grey goatee beard and wearing glasses. Police have launched a search for him and have appealed for assistance from the force said Mr Dawson had a dark-coloured rucksack and usually wears a baseball cap or a straw Graham Brown said: "Concerns are growing for his welfare and extensive inquiries are ongoing to trace him, including assistance from mountain rescue."We are asking anyone who may have seen Richard to get in touch. Also, if anyone spoke to him and he mentioned his plans then let us know."
STV News
2 days ago
- STV News
Concerns growing for hillwalker missing in Scottish mountains
Concerns are growing for a hillwalker who did not return from a walk in the Scottish mountains on Saturday. Richard Dawson was reported missing after he failed to return from a planned walk of the Five Sisters of Kintail. Police confirmed the 61-year-old's car has been found in Glen Shiel, and he has not arrived at his booked hotel accommodation. He is described as 6ft 1ins, of athletic build, with short brown hair, a goatee beard and wears glasses. He had a dark coloured rucksack and usually wears a baseball cap or a straw hat. Inspector Graham Brown said: 'Richard's car has been found in Glen Shiel and our enquiries so far suggest he intended walking the Five Sisters range. He had booked hotel accommodation but did not arrive. 'Concerns are growing for his welfare and extensive enquiries are ongoing to trace him including assistance from mountain rescue. 'We are asking anyone who may have seen Richard to get in touch. Also, if anyone spoke to him and he mentioned his plans then let us know.' Anyone who can help is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 1036 of Wednesday, 16 July, 2025. Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
