Body found in wooded area in search for missing teenager

A body has been found in the search for a teenager who went missing in early May.

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

Mr Cooper was reported missing by his family on Friday 9 May.

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

The force added: "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."

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