A body has been found in the search for a man missing since January. 

Patrick Clark had been missing from Gourock since Tuesday, January 31.

He was previously thought to have been in West Kilbride. 

However, following months of searches, a body was discovered in Gourock on Wednesday. 

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 12pm on Wednesday April 5, the body of a man was discovered within Mile Burn, Gourock.

"Although formal identification has still to take place, the family of Patrick Clark, 70, who has been missing from the Gourock area since Tuesday January 31, has been informed.

“There would appear to be no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."