POLICE have found a body int the search for a 40-year-old skier who was last heard from in the Cairngorms yesterday morning.
Sam Burns, who was skiing alone, was last in contact with friends around 11:30am on Friday, December 13.
The skier failed to return to his van parked within the mountain car park, and police are keen to trace him.
Officers believe he was aiming to ski Y Gulley or Diagonal Gulley from the Cairngorm Plateau.
Around 11am on Saturday, the body of a man was found in the Cairngorms. Formal identification is yet to take place, but the family of 40-year-old missing man Sam Burns has been informed. There do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances, and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
Inspector Craig Johnstone said: “We are becoming increasingly concerned for Sam’s welfare and are keen to trace him as soon as possible.
“We believe he planned to ski Y Gulley or Diagonal Gulley from the Cairngorm Plateau.
“I would appeal to anyone who was on the Cairngorm Plateau or within Loch Avon Basin on Friday 13, December, 2024 and who may have seen Sam to get in touch and to anyone with information on his whereabouts to come forward as soon as possible.
“Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident 3438 of 13 December, 2024.”
