Police have confirmed that the body of a man has been found in the Newbridge area. Formal identification is yet to take place but the family of missing man James Cornforth have been informed.
A member of the public called police following the discovery in an area of woodland near to Claylands Road at around 12.30pm yesterday.
A report has been sent to the Procurator Fiscal.
James Cornforth, 36, was reported missing on 5 February. At about 8pm on the day of his disappearance he was seen paying cash for a selection of food in the BP garage on Glasgow Road near South Gyle.
Earlier that day James had been seen at the Vue cinema at Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre, which he left around 3pm.
Officers plotted the route he took after leaving the Tesco Express on Queensferry Road, Barnton at about 17:40. CCTV shows that he passed the Shell garage on Maybury Road, before walking west towards Edinburgh Gateway.
He then crossed the foot bridge over the A8 towards the RBS buildings at 18:32. CCTV captured his final sighting at at the Glasgow Road garage before he headed to Newbridge on foot.
James has not been in contact with anyone since 5 February.
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