A body has been found in the search for missing Saltcoats teenager Jamie Cannon.
Police confirmed today that the 19-year-old's family have been informed of the tragic find.
Cops were called to the Ardeer area of Stevenston with officials saying today that enquiries are now ongoing to establish the circumstances and identity.
Jamie, originally from Paisley, vanished on May 20 last year — almost nine months ago.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 4.30pm on Saturday, February 26 we received a call that a body had been discovered in the Ardeer area of Stevenston.
"Enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances and identity. The family of missing man Jamie Cannon have been informed.”
In initial police appeals, cops said that Jamie was last seen at around 10am in the town’s Kinnier Road, before being reported missing two days later.
Shortly after he vanished a Facebook group was set up to help trace Jamie with almost 14,000 people joining the effort
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