Police Scotland received a report of a body found in woods near Hillcrest Terrace in North Lanarkshire at about 4:25 p.m. on Sunday. The discovery comes after John Miller, 48, was reported missing from the Cumbernauld area and last seen on November 10, 2025, prompting a search. Formal identification of the body has not yet taken place, but Miller's family has been informed. The death is being treated as unexplained, though police said there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances, and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal in due course.
In Sweden, a 68-year-old man from Stockholm was reported missing on July 2 after not returning from a fishing trip at a woodland lake. He was found by two passing canoeists on Ott lake, about 20 kilometers south of Åre. According to the man's own account, he got lost after being caught in a thunderstorm, walked outside the police search area, and survived by eating forest food and sleeping in shacks. An extensive search involving police hounds, a helicopter, the Home Guard, and mountain rescuers had failed to locate him. Local police said the man was taken by ambulance helicopter to Östersund's Hospital and is doing reasonably well.
In a separate incident, a man out berry picking on Sunday was reported missing at 5:52 p.m. that afternoon. He was found by a police dog patrol at 2:23 p.m., a few hundred meters from his car, conscious but in poor condition with probable fluid deficiency, and taken by ambulance to Östersund Hospital. According to polismästare Stephen Jerand, police are very happy about the find. August Knutsson, a rescue leader with the police, thanked Missing People, the Home Guard, mountain rescuers, volunteers, and others for helping in the search.
Nearly 100 volunteers assisted Missing People, police, and rescue services in searching for a missing 20-year-old on Sunday. Missing People searched large areas on the Frösö side of Östersund using ground patrols and water with sonar equipment around Frösö Bridge, without results. The 20-year-old was last seen on Saturday morning at the pedestrian bridge between Badhusparken and Frösön, and the search will continue on Monday. Despite police using a new search method with a drone, there are still no traces of the missing man on Frösön, and police searched with dogs on Monday morning.
Multiple other missing persons cases in Sweden are requiring public assistance. Police are searching for a missing man in Östersund and have an ongoing search effort in Viaskogen after a man was reported missing. A man in his 40s is missing in Kristinehamn. In Östersund, police are searching for a missing 55-year-old man last seen at his home in Odenslund on Wednesday morning and ask the public for help; he is 188 cm tall, has a shaved head, some beard stubble, and is likely wearing a black Peak Performance jacket, black hat, and studded shoes. A 65-year-old man from the county is reported missing after worried relatives contacted police, having failed to contact him since Saturday; he lives in Östersund and has a cottage in Härjedalen but is not at either location.
Long-term missing persons cases have seen recent developments. A 75-year-old man has been missing since June, last seen in Mosätt outside Sveg, and police are seeking help to find him, looking for cyclists towards Mosätt. Some finds have reportedly been made after the missing 75-year-old, though the specific nature and significance of these finds remain unclear. Missing People was on site in Mosätt to search for him. Additionally, 20-year-old Elias has been missing since May 28, 2024, when he was last seen in Hammerdal at 12:00.
Further concerning discoveries include a 79-year-old man from Åre municipality who was missing for two weeks in Värmland and is believed to have been found dead, though confirmation and circumstances of the alleged death are pending. According to a source, the situation has been described as incredibly tragic. Missing People is establishing itself in Jämtland and Östersund, hoping to start up in winter. According to a source, Missing People does not give up searching until relatives no longer want it or a body is found. According to a source, the case remains open as long as the person is missing, and Missing People wants to know more about these cases, with the acute disaster just the beginning of their efforts.