Abertay University has paid tribute to “well-known, liked and respected” lecturer Andrew Samuel after a body was found during efforts to find him.
The 59-year-old from Fife was reported missing from the Isle of Rum earlier this week.
He was last seen in the bay area on the remote island around midnight on Tuesday.
An “extensive search” for the academic, known as Andy, was carried out by the coastguard on Thursday and Friday as the police launched an appeal for information.
But police have confirmed a body was found on the Isle of Rum’s coastline on Saturday afternoon.
The family of Andy, a sociology lecturer in Dundee, have been informed of the discovery.
Police say there are no suspicious circumstances.
Professor Liz Bacon, principal and vice-chancellor at Abertay University, says Andy’s death has come as a “significant shock to the university community”.
Abertay University pays tribute to ‘important and influential’ academic
She said: “Dr Samuel’s death comes as a significant shock to the university community, particularly given how well-known, liked and respected he was as a lecturer, colleague and friend to so many across Abertay.
“Andy was an important and influential figure at Abertay and worked at the university for more than two decades, providing academic tuition to generations of our students.
“He will be greatly missed by our staff, students and alumni and we are offering support to all in the university community at this sad time.”
The body of a man has been found on the coastline of the Isle of Rum during the afternoon of Saturday, 3 September.
He is still to be formally identified but the family of Andy Samuel, 59, who had been reported missing in the area on Thursday, 1 September has been informed. pic.twitter.com/JCuHrtyrJf
— Northern Police (@northernPolice) September 4, 2022
A statement from Police Scotland reads: “The body of a man has been found on the coastline of the Isle of Rum during the afternoon of Saturday September 3.
“He is still to be formally identified but the family of Andy Samuel, 59, who had been reported missing in the area on Thursday September 1 has been informed.
“There are no apparent suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”
