Tests results are being awaited on the identification of a body found during the search for a missing Edinburgh doctor in the southern Cairngorms.
A body found in a tent in the southern Cairngorms was that of a missing Edinburgh doctor, police confirmed.
Mountain rescue teams discovered a tent with a body of a man inside it near the Linn of Quoich shortly after 1900 BST.
David Hughes, 37, a Surgeon Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy, went missing a week ago after a nightshift at a hospital in Livingston.
Grampian Police are so far unable to confirm if it is the body of Royal Navy surgeon Dr David Hughes.
Mountain rescue teams discovered a tent with a body of a man inside it near the Linn of Quoich on Tuesday evening.
The father-of-three disappeared last Wednesday after telling his wife he was going hillwalking.
Police said a post-mortem examination would be carried out but that there were no suspicious circumstances.
Members of RAF Kinloss, Grampian Police and Braemar Mountain rescue teams had been taking part in the operation after the doctor's silver Mondeo car was found near Braemar.
Dr Hughes, originally from Newton Abbot in Devon, was an anaesthetist at St John's Hospital in Livingston.
The tent was discovered about five miles from the car.
His body was identified by his family.
More than 30 rescuers had been combing the hills near the beauty spot, with dogs and a helicopter also looking for the missing doctor.
During tearful appeals for news of his whereabouts, his wife Joanne, 34, had said she was convinced his long hours and job stress had contributed to him going missing.
David Hughes went missing a week ago
The search was called off after the find, which police said left Dr Hughes's family devastated.
During tearful appeals on Tuesday for news of his whereabouts, his wife Joanne, 34, said she was convinced his long hours and job stress had contributed to him going missing.
A police spokeswoman said further work was needed to formally identify the body.
She said: "Further examination and tests need to be done before we can formally identify the person found dead this evening.
"Tragically with the discovery of David Hughes's car nearby we believe it is likely to be him.
"The family are naturally devastated at this turn of events."
