Police searching for missing man Billy McDowell (58) have confirmed that a body was found in “non suspicious” circumstances near Whitburn on Sunday October 18.
A formal identification is still yet to take place, however the family of Mr McDowell have now been informed of the discovery.
He went missing on August 2 after visiting shops in West Lothian.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “The family of local man Billy McDowell, missing since Sunday, August 2, have been made aware of the discovery.
“Formal identification is yet to take place and a post mortem examination will be carried out in due course to establish the exact cause of death.
“The death is not being treated as suspicious.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
