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Greg Monks 'likely to have fallen into ravine after attempting to scale fence'

Greg Monks 'likely to have fallen into ravine after attempting to scale fence'

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Gary Monks' body was discovered down a ravine after he disappeared during a stag do in Albufeira, Portugal, a week ago, and a police source has said what likely happened
A Scot whose body was discovered after he disappeared while on a stag do in Portugal is thought to have fallen down a ravine to his death after he jumped a fence while lost, according to police.
Greg Monks, 38, disappeared during a stag party in the tourist trap of Albufeira in the early hours of May 28, sparking a desperate search that saw his heartbroken parents and girlfriend fly out to help find him, reports the Mirror.

Greg was last spotted on CCTV in the residential area of Cerro de Aguia, located roughly four miles away from the main bar area and it is believed he was trying to return to his hotel. On Wednesday, Portugese police confirmed that the body of a 38-year-old man had been discovered in the search for Greg. Sources from law enforcement said investigators believe Greg, from Glasgow, got lost and fell to his death as he tried to get back to his hotel.

Authorities said that having investigated possible paths he may have taken, they tragically found a body in the Cerro de Aguia area where he laid undiscovered for a week in high temperatures.
The police source added: 'There is nothing at this stage to indicate this man's death was linked in any way to a crime. But we need to wait for the autopsy results to conclude that is the case.'
He added: 'Our belief is he lost all notion of where he was after drinking heavily and finding himself in an unfamiliar place, and that he jumped over a wall and fell to his death.'
Forensic officers have been seen at the ravine where Greg's body was found, gathering evidence. Authorities had said that the body was found "on a vacant and very uneven terrain" and that it was taken away for an autopsy.

Following the heartbreaking news that the body had been found, Greg's sister Jillian paid a heartbreaking tribute calling him "an amazing boy".
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Posting in the Missing Person Greg Monks - Albufeira, Portugal Facebook group, she wrote: "Didn't think it would end like this.. We are absolutely devastated! Greg was an amazing boy who everyone thought so highly of, Was friends with everyone and always made us laugh! We will miss him everyday!
"I just want to thank absolutely everyone for everything they done from sharing their posts to out looking, phoning everywhere to get CCTV. She added: "The support we have received from everyone has been out of this world If love coulda saved you, you would live forever! Miss you forever brother."

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