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Body is found in search for missing boy, 17, at British country park

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Mann, E. (2026, October 17). Body is found in search for missing boy, 17, at British country park. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16217081/Body-search-missing-boy-17-British-country-park.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-17 · by Eleanor Mann

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A body was discovered on Friday at Mugdock Country Park north of Milngavie, Scotland, four days after 17-year-old Kristijonas Demcenko went missing. The teenager was last seen walking toward Mugdock Road car park in Milngavie on Monday afternoon. Police state that the death is not being treated as suspicious and formal identification has yet to be confirmed, though his family has been informed of the discovery.
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Kristijonas Demcenko, a 17-year-old boy from Milngavie, a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, went missing on Monday after being last seen at the junction between Mugdock Road and Douglas Street. He was wearing a black jacket, jeans, and trainers with white soles, carrying a black bag. A body was found in Mugdock Country Park four days later, north of Milngavie, during an extensive search for Demcenko. Although formal identification is pending, his family has been informed about the discovery. Police stated that the death is not being treated as suspicious and will submit a report to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.

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Glasgow Milngavie Police Scotland Scotland

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Milngavie GPE · 6× Glasgow GPE · 3× Kristijonas Demcenko PERSON · 3× Kristijonas PERSON · 2× Police Scotland ORG · 1× Scotland GPE · 1× the Procurator Fiscal PERSON · 1×

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Kristijonas Demcenko (pictured) went missing on Monday from Milngavie in Glasgow, Scotland A body was found on Friday at Mugdock Country Park (pictured), north of Milngavie Police added that the death is not being treated as suspicious.
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🔮 'The death is not being treated as suspicious, and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.'
2026-10-17 · Daily Mail
Body is found in search for missing boy, 17, at British country park · assertive framing

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A body has been found in the search for a missing 17-year-old boy, who was last seen on Monday afternoon in a suburb of Glasgow. asserted
who → find → Glasgow
Teenager Kristijonas Demcenko was last seen at 2.30pm on Monday in Milngavie, at the junction between Mugdock Road and Douglas Street. asserted
Demcenko → see → Road
He was caught on CCTV walking in the direction of Mugdock Road car park, wearing a black jacket, black jeans and black trainers with white soles. asserted
He → catch → soles
He was also carrying a black bag with him. asserted
He → carry → him
A frantic search was launched after he was reported missing that same day, but the efforts of authorities came to a tragic end on Friday. asserted
efforts → launch → Friday
A body was found in Mugdock Country Park, north of Milngavie yesterday - four days after the teen went missing. asserted
teen → find → Milngavie
Although formal identification is still to take place, Kristijonas' family have been made aware of the discovery. asserted
family → take → discovery
Kristijonas Demcenko (pictured) went missing on Monday from Milngavie in Glasgow, Scotland A body was found on Friday at Mugdock Country Park (pictured), north of Milngavie Police added that the death is not being treated as suspicious. asserted
death → picture → Milngavie
Police had previously appealed for help from the public to find Kristijonas, urging them to check dashcam and doorbell footage for any sightings. asserted
Police → appeal → sightings
Residents in Milngavie were also asked to check garden sheds or outbuildings in case the teen had sought shelter there. asserted
teen → ask → shelter
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: 'On Friday, October 16, we received a report of the body of a man having been found in the Mugdock Country Park area of Milngavie. asserted
body → say → Milngavie
'Formal identification is yet to take place however, the family of 17-year-old Kristijonas Demcenko, who had been reported missing from Glasgow, have been made aware. asserted
who → take → Glasgow
'The death is not being treated as suspicious, and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.' asserted
report → treat → course
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