Body found in search for stag party Scot missing in Portugal
A body has been found in the search for a Scottish man reported missing in Portugal.Greg Monks, 38, was reported missing last week after leaving the main strip in Albufeira in the Algarve in the early hours of Wednesday morning.Mr Monks, from Cambuslang, near Glasgow, had travelled to the resort on 27 May on a stag party with friends.The Portuguese national Policia Judiciaria said the body of a man was found in the Cerro de Aguia area on Wednesday morning.
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