A body was discovered on a Scottish island while searching for a 28-year-old hairdresser who had gone missing.

Shanahan MacInnes, a 28-year-old hairdresser from Balivanich, was last seen on Friday afternoon. Her sudden disappearance sparked a major search in the Outer Hebrides, with dozens of people joining in to help find her. However, the search came to a tragic end when a body was discovered in the Aird area of Benbecula yesterday afternoon.

Police Scotland notified Shanahan's family of the unfortunate news, but formal identification of the body is yet to take place. A spokesperson for the police stated that the death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscak. In a heart-wrenching Facebook post, a relative of Shanahan expressed their devastation and requested privacy for the family to grieve their beloved Shanahan.

The 28-year-old's family also mentioned that her passing was an extremely tragic accident and that nobody was to blame. It was a difficult time for them, and they would appreciate being left alone to mourn the loss of their beautiful darling Shanahan.

Shanahan's disappearance was described by the police as "extremely out of character." She was last seen in the Tindill Road area of Balivanich around 1:30 am on Friday. Meanwhile, the search for missing teenager Aleksandr Benga continues in Stornoway. The 16-year-old was last seen nearly a week ago, around 8:45 am on Monday, near the water wheel in the Lewis Castle grounds.

Police are urging anyone with information or dash-cam footage of Aleksandr to come forward. He is described as 6ft 2ins tall, with short brown hair and a slim build. When he was last seen, he was wearing a beige jumper, black jeans, and had a yellow beanie hat with him.

Inspector David Hall expressed concern for Aleksandr, especially given the cold weather conditions lately. Despite reviewing CCTV and footage provided by the public, the police have been unable to determine the exact route Aleksandr took after leaving the water wheel on Monday morning. They are now asking for drivers with dashcams who were in the A859 and Pentland Road areas between 8:45 am and 12 pm on Monday to contact them.

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