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A body found by a mountain rescue team is that of a missing walker, police have confirmed.A body found by a mountain rescue team is that of a missing walker, police have confirmed.
Rachel Sherratt, 48, vanished after going walking in Perthshire's Glen Derby area.Rachel Sherratt, 48, vanished after going walking in Perthshire's Glen Derby area.
The remains of the walker from Midlothian were found by search teams in the Kindrogan Wood area near Kirkmichael on Saturday.The remains of the walker from Midlothian were found by search teams in the Kindrogan Wood area near Kirkmichael on Saturday.
Overnight conditions in the area were said to be treacherous with snow a foot deep in places.Overnight conditions in the area were said to be treacherous with snow a foot deep in places.
A Tayside Police spokesman said: "We can confirm that about 1430 GMT on Saturday the body of a missing person was recovered in the area of Kindrogan Wood, near Kirkmichael.A Tayside Police spokesman said: "We can confirm that about 1430 GMT on Saturday the body of a missing person was recovered in the area of Kindrogan Wood, near Kirkmichael.
"This was after an extensive search by Tayside Police, RAF and civilian mountain rescue teams.""This was after an extensive search by Tayside Police, RAF and civilian mountain rescue teams."
In a separate incident Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team were called out to help a party of three climbers who got into difficulties on the summit of Ben Nevis on Friday.
The group became unable to navigate off the plateau due to the whiteout conditions.
The mountain rescue team, with a search and rescue helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth, located the climbers, who were helped off the mountain.
The climbers were all from the Lancaster area and one of the three was taken to the Belford Hospital in Fort William suffering from a knee injury, before being released after treatment.