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Police investigating the discovery of human remains on an Orkney beach have been liaising with the family of a man who went missing last month in Inverness.
The grim find was made around 1.30pm on Monday at Dingieshow. Police cordoned off the area and launched an investigation to identify the remains.
A police spokeswoman has now revealed that officers are investigating whether it could be the body of a man reported missing in Inverness last month.
She said: “Work is ongoing to confirm the person’s identity and to establish what has happened.