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Police identify hillwalker found dead in Glen Etive

Police have named the hillwalker whose body was recovered from Stob Dubh, Glen Etive on Friday as James Baillie, aged 74 yrs from Balerno, Edinburgh. Mr Baillie had been reported overdue from a walking trip in the Glen Etive area the previous Wednesday.

The search for the missing man commenced involved Northern Constabulary, Strathclyde Police, Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team, Oban Mountain Rescue Team, RAF Mountain Rescue Team and Rescue 177 and SARDA dogs.

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