A missing Edinburgh man who went missing in the Highlands eight days ago has been traced by police.

Iain Currie, 76, set off from Glenfinnan to walk the challenging Cape Wrath Trail at around 12.45pm on Tuesday, September 16 but was reported missing after he failed to arrive for his booking at Inverie Bunkhouse near Mallaig.

While Iain is an experienced walker, cops believe he may have strayed from his planned path and could have travelled east from Glenfinnan instead of north.

An image taken from CCTV footage showed Ian setting off on his travels from Glenfinnan station, reports The Daily Record.

The RAF were called in last week to join the search for the pensioner and joined the Search and Rescue Dogs Association, Lochaber Mountain Rescue team, and the HM Coastguard helicopt

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