Family of sailor missing after leaving Ullapool told of body find at Achmelvich beach
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THE family of a Russian sailor posted missing after setting out from Ullapool in December last year have been told of the discovery of a body on a Highland beach.
It's believed that Roman Titov had left Ullapool Harbour back on December 13 last year.
The alarm was raised after wreckage debris from a yacht was found in the Strathan Bay area near Lochinver early last month.
Police said today that around 3.30pm yesterday, the body of a man was discovered at a beach at Achmelvich near Lochinver.
It said that while formal identification has yet to take place "however the family of a man reported missing from a yacht that left Ullapool on Wednesday, 13 December, 2023, have been informed".
A statement said: "There are no apparent suspicious circumstances."
