Police Scotland have reported that teams searching for missing hillwalker Daniel Bennett have recovered a body. Mr Bennet, 43, a software developer at the Centre of Evaluation and Monitoring at Durham University, was last seen on Saturday, March 21, just before midday in Tyndrum and was thought to have been planning to go hillwalking.
On Tuesday evening, a spokesman for Police Scotland said: “Police and their partners in Forth Valley Division searching for Daniel Bennett have recovered a man’s body.
“A large-scale search operation involving Police Scotland, Killin Mountain Rescue Team, Lomond Mountain Rescue Team, Tayside Mountain Rescue Team, Arrochar Mountain Rescue Team, Search and Rescue Dogs Association and RAF Mountain Rescue Team has been ongoing since the 43-year-old was reported missing on the Tyndrum Hills.
“The body was recovered in the area of Ben Oss late this afternoon. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the man’s identity and Daniel’s family have been informed of this development.”