A body has been found in Edinburgh during the search for a man who went missing from West Lothian. The body was discovered in a car on Lasswade Bank at around 7.15am on Thursday, October 10. While formal identification has yet to take place, officers believe it to be William Johnstone, 47, who was reported missing from East Calder at 11.30pm on Wednesday. His family has been made aware.
Police stated the death is not being treated as suspicious, and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal. A Police Scotland spokesperson said, “Around 7.15am on Thursday, 10 October, the body of a man was found within a car on Lasswade Bank, Edinburgh. Formal identification has still to take place; however, we believe it to be 47-year-old William Johnstone who was missing from East Calder. His family is aware. The death is not being treated as suspicious. A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”
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