Body found in search for missing teenager Cole Cooper

A body has been found in the search for teenager Cole Cooper who has been missing for four weeks.

Police said the body of a man was discovered in a wooded area near Kilsyth Road in Banknock, near Falkirk, at about 16:15.

Formal identification has yet to take place, however, the family of the missing 19-year-old, who is from the village, has been informed.

Police said inquiries were ongoing to establish the full circumstances.

Cole was reported missing on Friday 9 May.

Police say they have a confirmed witness sighting of him at about 20:45 on Wednesday 7 May in the nearby village of Longcroft.

Prior to that he had been captured on CCTV at several locations in Longcroft in the early hours of Sunday 4 May after he had left a party in Denny.

Police have spoken to almost 400 residents through door-to-door inquiries and more than 2,000 hours of CCTV have been seized.

Officers earlier said that numerous potential sightings, images and other possible lines of inquiry had been passed directly to the investigation team since a dedicated online information portal was set up.

3 May: Cole is on a night out with friends in Denny

4 May: He leaves a party in Denny just before 05:00 in the morning.

He was seen on CCTV approaching the door of his father’s house in Mayfield Road, Longcroft, at 05:49 before leaving four minutes later.

He was then captured on CCTV at various other locations in Longcroft. The last footage of Cole was at around 06:00 on Cumbernauld Road.

7 May: A witness told police they spoke to Cole at around 20:45 on the A803 Glasgow Road, at the Intersection with Cumbernauld Road, Longcroft.

9 May: Cole is reported missing