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Glasgow Times
27-06-2025
- Glasgow Times
'Beautiful' sand tribute left to Greg Monks after funeral
The piece of art was created by a Portuguese artist on the beach. Jillian Monks, the sister of the Cambuslang man, shared a video of the tribute and said:" Love always, brother." Love always Brother ..🩵⏳ — Jillian Monks (@jillianmonks_) June 27, 2025 READ NEXT: Funeral of Cambuslang man Greg Monks was 'truly beautiful' (Image: Jillian Monks/Facebook) The 38-year-old was reported missing after leaving the main strip in Albufeira whilst on a stag do between May 27 and May 28. On June 4, Judicial Police in Portugal confirmed that the body of a man, a 38-year-old British citizen, was discovered in the Cerro de Aguia area, where Greg was last seen on CCTV. His funeral was held yesterday at Daldowie Crematorium's West Chapel near Glasgow.
BBC News
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Sand sculpture tribute to man who died on Portugal holiday
A sand tribute to a Lanarkshire man who died while on a stag trip to Portugal has appeared in the Monks, from Cambuslang, went missing after leaving friends in the town of Albufeira in the early hours of 28 May and his body was found days artist Vitor Raposo created a large sand design honouring Mr Monks on Praia Maria Luisa beach and posted the results on social Monks' sister Jillian said it had brought them some comfort in the week of his funeral, which took place at on Wednesday at Daldowie Crematorium. More than £34,000 was donated to a fundraising campaign to help support the 38-year-old's loved told BBC Scotland News: "Seeing the beautiful tribute to Greg did bring us some comfort that he has touched so many people."Speaking to so many people who have moved to the area that Greg went missing, seeing them offering so much help and support, has shown us there are so many good people out there."She added the family were still coming to terms with what had happened, and that his death had "left such a huge hole in all of our lives."She said: "Although the funeral yesterday was the hardest day of our lives, to see so many people show up for Greg was comforting. "People all over the world were watching [the funeral] on the link. It reached maximum capacity which just shows how loved he was. It was comforting to hear lovely stories about Greg and how much he meant to all." The 38-year-old was reported missing by friends after leaving the main strip in Albufeira in the Algarve in the early hours of 28 May while on a stag party.A search was launched by the Portugese national Policia Judiciaria and his body was located in the Cerro de Aguia area five days area where his body was discovered was described by officers as a "ravine" and is 3.1 miles ((5km) from where he was last Raposo specialises in using the beach for his designs, which include tributes, marriage proposals and anniversaries.
The Irish Sun
07-06-2025
- The Irish Sun
Brit tourist, 21, found dead on street in popular Algarve party resort as cops launch investigation
A BRIT tourist has been found dead in the Portuguese party resort of Albufeira. The 21-year-old man's body was discovered at the bottom of a set of steps in the old town of the Algarve holiday resort. Advertisement 1 The town of Albufeira is popular with Brit tourists Credit: Getty The alarm was raised just before 7am on Wednesday, An autopsy has already taken place but results have not been made public. It's understood Portuguese cops are not treating the death as suspicious. Police have not said whether the Brit was staying at a hotel in Albufeira. Advertisement Read more world news On Wednesday the body of a Scottish tourist who had been missing for seven days after vanishing during a night out in Albufeira was found. He is thought to have jumped over a wall and fallen down a steep cliff after becoming disorientated as he tried to head back to his holiday hotel. The plant mechanic was found by police at the bottom of a ravine. Advertisement Most read in The Sun Exclusive Exclusive Sister Jillian Monks, 36, told the after he vanished from the party hotspot. More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Advertisement Like us on Facebook at
The Sun
07-06-2025
- The Sun
Brit tourist, 21, found dead on street in popular Algarve party resort as cops launch investigation
A BRIT tourist has been found dead in the Portuguese party resort of Albufeira. The 21-year-old man's body was discovered at the bottom of a set of steps in the old town of the Algarve holiday resort. 1 The alarm was raised just before 7am on Wednesday, Correo da Manha reports. An autopsy has already taken place but results have not been made public. It's understood Portuguese cops are not treating the death as suspicious. Police have not said whether the Brit was staying at a hotel in Albufeira. On Wednesday the body of a Scottish tourist who had been missing for seven days after vanishing during a night out in Albufeira was found. Greg Monks, 38, from Glasgow, had gone out drinking in the Albufeira strip after flying to the resort hours earlier with friends for a stag do. He is thought to have jumped over a wall and fallen down a steep cliff after becoming disorientated as he tried to head back to his holiday hotel. The plant mechanic was found by police at the bottom of a ravine. Sister Jillian Monks, 36, told the Daily Record: "We are truly heartbroken. Everyone who knows Greg knows how much he will be missed and what an amazing guy he was." Greg's sisters revealed the "alarm bells" moments after he vanished from the party hotspot. is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.
The Sun
05-06-2025
- General
- The Sun
Police traced body of Greg Monks with CCTV showing final moments before tragic death on stag do in Portugal
PORTUGUESE police discovered CCTV footage showing the final moments of tragic Scot Greg Monks which led them to discover his body. It shows the 38-year-old jumping over a wall after a night out with his stag do friends at the party resort of Albufeira. 6 6 New pictures also show the scrubland where he was found on the Algarve after a week-long search. Cops with sniffer dogs were dispatched to search the steep hillside below luxury villas after a homeowner responded to an appeal by police and Greg's family to search cameras for images of him. An autopsy today is expected to firm up the belief he died in a tragic accident after becoming disorientated as he tried to get back to his hotel after a heavy night of drinking with his holiday friends, just hours after travelling to Albufeira for a five-day stag do. Tributes were continuing to be paid today to the plant mechanic from Glasgow, described as an 'amazing guy' by his devastated sister Jillian following yesterday morning's discovery. Portuguese police confirmed Greg's body had been found in an official statement they put out yesterday afternoon after news of the find started leaking out in the local press. A Portuguese police source revealed today that CCTV supplied by a local homeowner had proved vital in the case. Greg's sister had urged residents in Cerro da Aguia, west of Albufeira, to check home cameras and doorbell footage between 2am and 5am on May 28 after it emerged the last sighting of him had been in the hill area dotted with large villas. The police insider said today: 'The GNR police force had requested help from the Polícia Judiciaria force, which confirmed yesterday the missing man's body had been found. 'They then got given CCTV from one of the villas in the Cerro da Aguia areas, which enabled them to trace him jumping over a wall of a neighbouring property. 'With that information, the searches were immediately moved to the scrubland below the houses. Missing TikToker Hannah Moody, 31, posted tragic final video before she vanished as her body is found two weeks later 'Sniffer dogs that were being used by the GNR were brought in again. 'When the dogs were put to work in the area, around 11am, they went straight to a bush where the missing man's body was laying.' 6 6 Another police insider added: 'The investigation into exactly how he died is ongoing. 'But all the evidence so far is pointing to the tourist losing all notion of where he was in a place he hadn't been to before, and under the effects of alcohol jumping over a first wall into a private property and then a second wall in the back garden not realising there was a steep drop the other side.' Greg's girlfriend Nicole Kelso, as well as the Scots' mum and dad, travelled to Albufeira after he went missing. His sister Jillian, who fronted the appeals for information on his whereabouts before he was found dead, said yesterday his family were 'truly heartbroken.' She added: 'Everyone who knows Greg knows how much he will be missed and what an amazing guy he was.' Portuguese police have not yet released any official statement about why they think he died, although officers have admitted privately they don't expect the post-mortem to reveal any possible link to a crime. 6 6
