A woman's body has been found in a glen in West Kilbride, police said.
The body was discovered on Saturday morning on ground near Glen Road. A Facebook appeal had gone out for a missing woman.
The Kirktonhall Glen was cordoned off as investigations were carried out throughout Saturday.
Police are treating the death as unexplained.
A post-mortem examination will be carried out and a report sent to the procurator fiscal, a spokeswoman for the force said.
Anyone with information is asked to call police on the non-emergency number 101.
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