Body found in West Lothian

Lothian and Borders Police Officers who have been searching for a missing person from West Lothian since 24 August have this afternoon found the body of a woman.

The discovery was made at around 1.30pm in dense woodland between the A89 just South of Dechmont and the M8 motorway at Livingston by Lothian and Borders Police search teams and the Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue.

Formal identification will take place following a post mortem examination. In the meantime, the family of missing woman Heather McKay have been informed.