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missing person Southern Uplands Serious incident
River Tweed, Ladykirk area, Scottish Borders
Border Search and Rescue Unit and the Underwater Search Unit recovered the body of a man in his 60s from the River Tweed near Ladykirk after an aerial search and ground search proved unsuccessful. The body was located in the water less than an hour into the dive team's search, hampered by high river levels and dense vegetation following heavy rain.
Outcome: body recovered from river
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