COPS have confirmed they have identified the human remains which washed ashore on a Scots beach earlier this month.
The grim discovery was made on Tuesday, June 10, on Prestwick Beach in Ayrshire.
The human remains found on Prestwick Beach on June 10 have been identified[/caption]
Emergency services were called to the scene after a human “leg” was reportedly found at the popular tourist spot.
One witness told The Scottish Sun: “I was walking along the beach early on Tuesday morning when I came across a leg bone.
“It was buried under some seaweed. It was just a bone with the sock and shoe still on it.”
It is understood that the remains were linked to the body of a man found in the Donaghadee Road area of Millisle in Northern Ireland in May.
His death is not being treated as suspicious.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 10.45am on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, we received a report that human remains had been discovered on Prestwick Beach in Ayrshire.
“The remains have now been identified as those of a missing person from outside of Scotland.
“The relevant police service has been informed.”
A spokesperson for the PSNI told the Ayr Advertiser: “The Police Service of Northern Ireland can confirm that the body found in the Donaghadee Road area of Millisle on Wednesday, May 21, has been identified.
“The remains were determined to be male, and police are engaging with the family of the deceased.
“The death is not being treated as suspicious.”
Elsewhere, a body has been found during a frantic search for the founder of a popular hotel after he fell from a boat on Loch Lomond.
Alan Colquhoun, 83, is believed to have been on a boat ride with members of his family when he fell overboard on Thursday afternoon.
