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A body has been recovered three weeks into the search for a missing father feared drowned in a Christmas fishing tragedy that claimed the life of his friend.
Greig Stoddart, 44, remains missing following an overnight fishing trip to Gartmorn Dam in Clackmannanshire with Ian McBurney, 55, on 23 December. The body of Mr McBurney was recovered on Boxing Day, but Mr Stoddart is yet to be found.
In reminiscing about these two remarkable shepherds, Jimmy Stobo and Davie Jappy, whose lifespans overlapped almost perfectly with mine, I…