River Esk incident: Body pulled from Scottish river in search for missing man

Police have recovered a body from a river Langholm amid a search for a missing man.

Gary McMorran was last seen on Saturday | Police Scotland/ Canva

Officers said they had recovered a man’s body at around 3.30pm on Tuesday from the River Esk, south of Skippers Bridge, in the Langholm area.

Formal identification is yet to take place, but the family of 63-year-old Gary McMorran, who was reported missing from the area on Saturday, has been informed.

Police said enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.