The body of a Fife pensioner who went missing at the weekend has been found during an extensive search.
William Binnie, 80, was reported missing from his Kinghorn home on Sunday morning.
His family were informed of the tragic discovery made at the foot of cliffs at Pettycur Bay on Monday and his body was identified yesterday.
His widow Marion, 79, was being comforted at the couple’s bungalow on Myre Crescent and said it was too early to speak about their loss.
However, a relative who answered the door to The Courier praised the search which involved a Police Scotland helicopter, officers with sniffer dogs, Coastguard Search and Rescue and Kinghorn lifeboat and was launched shortly after the alarm was raised.
She said: “It was a good search, but it’s all over now.”
Police had also issued an appeal to local residents to check their property and be vigilant while out and about for Mr Binnie, who had recently been ill and admitted to hospital.
Mr Binnie was last seen by his wife at home on Saturday night but when she woke at 6.30am the next morning he was gone.
His body was found just over a mile from their home at 3pm on Monday.
Kinghorn minister the Rev Jim Reid lives in the same quiet cul-de-sac and said there was a sense of shock among residents.
Describing Mr Binnie as a quiet, friendly man, he said: “It is very, very sad.”
Another neighbour, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “I didn’t know him well but when I saw him in the street he would always say hello and make a fuss over my dog. My thoughts go out to his family.”
A police spokesman confirmed the body was that of Mr Binnie.
She said: “There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the 80-year-old’s death and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.
“Mr Binnie’s family have asked to be left to grieve in private at this time.”