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image captionMary Duncan, pictured at the age of 16, went missing in 1976
Police investigating the disappearance of a teenager 44 years ago say new ground searches have ended with no positive result .
Mary Duncan was 17 when she disappeared from her home in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, in 1976.
Despite an extensive investigation at the time, no trace of the young mother has ever been found.
The latest searches involved two sites at Alexandria s Vale of Leven Hospital and a residential area in Helensburgh.
Excavations in the hospital grounds started in August and in Helensburgh in September. The work was completed on 4 December.
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Searches at the Vale of Leven Hospital and a Helensburgh property have been concluded without result, the police have confirmed.
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Mary Duncan
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Police have now confirmed no trace of Mary was found in their investigation. Detective Superintendent Calum Young from West Dunbartonshire CID said: “I can confirm that planned ground searches have now concluded, no further trace or information about Mary’s whereabouts has been found and the Duncan family have been fully updated. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the staff and management at the Vale of Leven Hospital for their support during search activity within the hospital, and also thank the public and media for helping to ensure that any disruption was kept to a minimum.