Body found in River Tay during search for missing Clare Marshall
A BODY has been found in the hunt for missing woman Clare Marshall.
Clare, 64, had not been seen since Monday after she was last spotted walking to Moncreiffe Island across the River Tay near Perth.
Cops confirmed they have discovered a body in the river during their hunt for Ms Marshall at around 12.50pm on Thursday.
The body has not been formally identified but cops believe the woman to be Clare.
Her family have been informed.
Officers said there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.
A spokesman for Police Scotland said: "Around 12.50pm on Thursday, 21 December, 2023, a woman’s body was recovered from the River Tay, near Moncrieffe Island.
'No formal identification has taken place, however, officers believe the woman to be Clare Marshall, who was reported missing from Perth on Monday, 18 December, 2023.
"Officers have informed her family.
"There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death."
A major search was undertaken for the missing woman as specialist teams have been scouring a river.
A helicopter was also involved in the large scale operation.
It is understood she left the city's Dundee Road area in the early hours and may have walked to Moncreiffe Island.