Body found in search for missing wife of rugby star

A assemblage has been recovered successful the hunt for Jenny Hastings, the woman of the erstwhile Scotland rugby planetary Scott Hastings.

Police said a woman's assemblage was recovered successful the Hound Point country of South Queensferry connected Saturday afternoon.

Formal recognition has yet to instrumentality place, but the Hastings household person been informed.

Mrs Hastings disappeared astatine Wardie Bay, a chaotic swimming spot successful the Firth of Forth, connected Tuesday.

Police said determination did not look to beryllium immoderate suspicious circumstances and a study would beryllium sent to the procurator fiscal.

HM Coastguard was alerted to a "report of concern" connected Tuesday and a fig of lifeboats and helicopters were deployed successful the hunt alongside different exigency services.

A connection was aboriginal released connected behalf of the Hastings household which said she had "struggled with her intelligence wellness for a fig of years".

"The Hastings household are perfectly bosom broken," the connection continued.

"Jenny and Scott person a immense pursuing of friends from each walks of beingness including those that enactment successful the media and we inquire that astatine this infinitesimal successful clip we are allowed to grieve privately with household members."

Scott Hastings, the younger member of erstwhile Scotland rugby skipper Gavin, won 65 caps arsenic a centre for Scotland from 1986 to 1997.

Jenny Hastings, 60, had antecedently spoken openly astir her struggles with intelligence health.

She disappeared from the couple's Edinburgh location for 36 hours successful March 2017 and walked for miles to the Pentland Hills portion she was suffering from depression.

She yet got assistance by going into a constabulary presumption and praised the officers for the enactment they gave her.

The mates aboriginal spearheaded a foundation run to support radical progressive and amended their intelligence wellbeing.

The 100 Streets situation encouraged radical to get retired for workout with friends.