Police have discovered a body in Loch Ness during their search for a missing Chinese student from England.
Bilin Chen was last seen by her flatmates in Bath on Thursday, May 26, before travelling north to the Highlands.
Concerns were raised for the 26-year-old after she failed to make contact with Avon and Somerset Police issuing an appeal for help to find her.
Officers from Police Scotland joined the search after the Chinese national was believed to have travelled to the Inverness area.
She was last spotted on the Great Glen Way between Drumnadrochit and Urquhart Castle at around 8pm on Friday.
But the force has now announced that a body has been found in water near the A831 at Drumnadrochit.
The grim discovery was made at around 1.45pm on Wednesday, June 1. Cops do not believe there are any suspicious circumstances.
Formal identification is yet to take place but officers have been in touch with Bilin's family.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 1.45pm on Wednesday 1 June 2022, the body of a woman was discovered in Loch Ness, near the A831 Road at Drumnadrochit.
“No formal identification has taken place, however it's believed to be 26-year-old Bilin Chen, who was reported missing from Bath in England.
“Officers have been liaising with her family.
“There do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and a report will be forwarded to the Procurator Fiscal.”
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