Body discovered off the coast of Oban in search for missing woman
Police searching for a missing woman in Argyll have found a body off the coast of Oban.
Janet Butterworth, 37, had not been seen since leaving her home in Duntrune Place, Lochgilphead, on Wednesday.
A large-scale search was launched and police confirmed her body was recovered from the Sound of Kerrera, near to Gallanach Road, Oban, on Saturday morning.
A post-mortem examination is to be held to establish the exact cause of her death but it is not being treated as suspicious.
A report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.
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