Body found in search for pensioner missing for two days

Catherine Stewart, 75, was last seen in the Bishopmill area at around 11pm on Monday.

Body found in search for Elgin pensioner missing for two days Police Scotland

Police have recovered a body in their search for a pensioner reported missing from Elgin.

Catherine Stewart, 75, was last seen in the Bishopmill area at around 11pm on Monday.

Officers appealed for information on her whereabouts the following afternoon.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said on Wednesday a body had been found and while it had not yet been formally identified, Ms Stewart’s family had alerted.

They said: “The body of a woman has been found in Elgin during searches for a missing person.

“She is yet to be formally identified but the family of Catherine Stewart, 75, who had been reported missing in the area, has been informed.”

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