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Cole Cooper, 19, was last seen by a school friend on Wednesday 7 May, in the village of Longcroft near Falkirk, in central Scotland.
A body has been found in the search for a teenager who went missing in early May.
Cole Cooper, 19, was last seen by a school friend on Wednesday 7 May, in the village of Longcroft near Falkirk, in central Scotland.
Mr Cooper was reported missing by his family on Friday 9 May.
Police Scotland said a man’s body had been discovered in a wooded area near Kilsyth Road in Banknock on Friday afternoon.
The force added: "Formal identification has yet to take place however the family of missing man Cole Cooper, 19, has been informed. Enquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances."
Cole Cooper. Pic: Police Scotland
Speaking to Sky News Breakfast earlier this week, his brother Connor said his family felt "lost" and described his disappearance as "hell... for all of us".
His mother Wendy Stewart described the situation as "total heartache" and was afraid he may have been "picked up by a car" and come to harm.
"Is it actually happening?" she told Sky News. "I have been wanting to wake up and it’s just been a big nightmare."
After police got involved in the search, they visited more than 220 properties and trawled through around 1,000 hours of CCTV footage.
Specialist resources from across the country were mobilised to help them in their search, including a helicopter and drones from the air support unit, as well as officers from the dive and marine unit.
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