A body has been found in the search for an American tourist who disappeared while walking in the Scottish Highlands.

Police trawled the Glencoe area this weekend in the hunt for Timothy Rosser, 60, after he was reported missing earlier in the week.

A body was eventually found on Sunday evening at Aonach Eagach ridge - the site of Scotland's worst summer mountain climbing tragedy where three people died in 2023.

Police Scotland said: 'Formal identification has yet to take place however, the family of Timothy Rosser, 60, who had been reported missing from the area, has been informed.

'The death is not believed to be suspicious, and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.'

Mr Rosser was last seen leaving his hotel in Edinburgh in a black MG hire car which was later spotted in Glencoe last Tuesday.

Brian Bathurst, deputy team leader of Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team said it was believed Mr Rosser had attempted the challenging ridge on the same day.

Twelve members of the service began searching at 7am on Sunday before the coastguard search and rescue helicopter from Inverness eventually found the body.

'He had taken a significant fall. He was at about 600-700 metres where the body was discovered,' said Mr Bathurst.

'It is steep terrain there and he was on the south side of the ridge. It is a long way down from there and people are unlikely to survive such a fall. He is likely to have been there for a few days. 

'The terrain is complex and not easy to search and spot somebody. There are lots of nooks and crannies.

'We would like to send our sincere condolences to his family and friends on this tragic outcome.'

Mountain guide Dave Fowler, 39 and his clients Graham Cox, 60, and Hazel Crombie, 64, died after falling from the ridge in August 2023. 

And on Friday the team were called out to the ridge again - this time to a woman who had a fall.

'She escaped with relatively minor injuries and was lucky. A coastguard helicopter took her to hospital in Glasgow while we helped her two companions off,' added Mr Bathurst.

The ridge is described as 'exposed' and having sections that required scrambling, a technique that involves a person using their hands to help them keep their balance while walking across difficult terrain. 

The Aonach Eagach ridge is one of the narrowest in mainland Britain and stretches for six miles on the north side of Glen Coe, climbing to a height of 3,608ft.

Its name means "notched ridge", a reference to its rocky, saw tooth-like pinnacles. Aonach Eagach is a popular scrambling route with climbers.

The Glencoe valley is a particularly steep-sided stretch of the Highlands, popular among mountaineers aiming to scale the likes of Buachaille Etive Mor and Bidean nam Bian.

The news comes a day after another walker's body was found in the Highlands.

Police said the family of Adam Chalmers, 36, who had been reported missing while in the Ben Lawers mountain range, have been informed.

'Adam's family wishes to thank Police Scotland, Tayside Mountain Rescue, RAF Mountain Rescue and all the agencies involved in the searches,' the force said.

'There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.'

He had been planning to climb three Munros - mountains over 3000 feet - Meall Greigh, Meall Garbh and An Stuc - and began his walk at 9.15am on Saturday.

The last contact from him was around 12.40pm when he messaged to say he had completed two Munros and had one to go.