Lukasz Machalski: Body discovered in water at quarry in Granton thought to be that of missing man

Officers were made aware of the discovery at around 11am on Monday and are carrying out inquiries to establish more details.

Picture credit: Agnieszka Milczarek and Police Scotland

A specialist dive team was also required.

Officers are conducting enquiries to establish the circumstances around the incident.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 11am on Monday, 4 January, officers recovered the body of a man from water at a quarry near West Granton Road.

"Although formal identification is still to take place, officers believe it to be Lukasz Machalski who had been missing from his home in Restalrig since Sunday, December 13, 2020 and his family has been informed.

“Enquiries are ongoing and a full report will be forwarded to the Procurator Fiscal.”

Anyone with any information should call the police on 101.

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