Body found in search for Swiss tourist who vanished on Scotland's toughest hiking route
TRAGIC FIND Body found in search for Swiss tourist who vanished on Scotland's toughest hiking route
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A BODY has been found in the search for a missing Swiss tourist.
Bernard Trottet, 65, went missing on the Cape Wrath Trail in the Highlands, widely considered the toughest route to hike in Britain.
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Earlier today, a body was found in the water at Kinloch Hourn.
A formal identification is yet to take place but Bernard's family have been informed.
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