Search for missing Edinburgh woman ends in tragedy as body found
The 60-year-old was reported missing on Monday, January 26.
The search for a missing Edinburgh woman has ended in tragedy after a body was found.
Police launched a search for Alison Gibbens earlier this week, after she was last seen at 10.30am in North Gyle Avenue on Monday, January 26. She was later believed to have been seen at around 2.45pm on the same day in Whitehouse Road and Gamekeeper’s Road.
Searches were carried out and officers asked members of the public with information or dashcam footage to come forward.
But on Friday, January 30, Police Scotland said the body of a woman had been found in the Gogar area of the city. A spokesman added that formal identification is yet to take place but that Alison’s family have been informed.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: “ On Friday, 30 January, a body was found in the Gogar area of Edinburgh during searches for a missing woman.
“The body has yet to be formally identified, however, the family of 60-year-old Alison Gibbens, who was reported missing from North Gyle Avenue at around 10.30am on Monday, 26 January, has been informed. “A report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.