POLICE searching for a missing woman have confirmed a body has been found in Linwood.
Officers had issued an appeal on Wednesday morning in a bid to get information on the whereabouts of 38-year-old Harshita Gottipatti, who was reported missing from the Millarston area of Paisley.
She had last been seen leaving her home address in Main Road on Tuesday morning to go for a walk.
Tragically, police confirmed that a body had been recovered from water in Linwood at around 5.35pm today.
A spokesperson said that formal identification had still to take place but Ms Gottipatti’s family have been informed.
They added: "There are no suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in due course."
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