A teenager who went missing after a Friday night party was found "frozen to death" in a garden less than 100 yards from his home, it has been reported.
Although police are treating the death as unexplained, sources quoted by the Daily Record suggested that Scott Campbell, 16, perished from the freezing temperatures in the Highland city of Inverness.
A huge search was mounted for the missing teen, from Culduthel Mains, Inverness, after he failed to return home on Saturday morning. His family notified police that it was ‘out of character’ for the 16-year-old not to let them know where he was.
He was last seen at a local Tesco in Inshes at 5.15 am, which would have been on his route home. His body was discovered a day and a half later in the garden of a cottage only 100 yards from his home, at 10am on Sunday morning.
The 16-year-old wasn’t wearing a coat, but had on a hooded top, jeans and trainers. He was found near a stream, but hadn’t fallen in the water.
The overnight temperatures in the Highlands were only 1C, and gale force winds would have made conditions in the Northern Scottish town bitter.
A Northern Constabulary spokesman said: "A post mortem will be carried out and inquiries into the death, which is still being treated as unexplained, continue.
"A Family Liaison Officer has been arranged to provide support to the family at this extremely difficult time. The family have asked that the media respect their privacy and allow them to grieve in peace."