Body found on beach confirmed as missing woman

Irene McArthur from Edinburgh was reported missing on Wednesday.

Body found on beach confirmed as missing woman
By Peter Cassidy
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A body found on a beach in Fife has been confirmed as missing woman Irene McArthur.

The 59-year-old from Edinburgh was last seen on Wednesday.

Her body was found on Lower Largo Beach on Sunday afternoon.

The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report has been submitted to the procurator fiscal.

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