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Body discovered in wooded area in search for missing teenager Cole Cooper

Formal identification has yet to take place however the family of missing man Cole Cooper, 19, has been informed.
Formal identification has yet to take place however the family of missing man Cole Cooper, 19, has been informed. Picture: Police Scotland

By Shannon Cook

Body discovered in wooded area in search for missing teenager Cole Cooper.

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Cole Cooper, 19, was last seen by a school friend on Wednesday 7 May, in the village of Longcroft near Falkirk, central Scotland.

He was reported missing by his family on Friday 9 May.

The police said: "Formal identification has yet to take place however the family of missing man Cole Cooper, 19, has been informed.

"Enquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances."

Police Scotland said a man's body had been founded in a wooded area near Kilsyth Road in Banknock on Friday afternoon.