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The man was reported missing in the Marykirk area
A body has been found in the search for a man who was reported as being trapped in a vehicle in flood water in Aberdeenshire.
Police had been carrying out searches in Marykirk since Friday, when Storm Babet brought torrential rain and high winds to parts of Scotland.
The force confirmed that a body and the vehicle had now been recovered.
Formal identification is still to take place, however next of kin have been informed, police said.
The man is the third person killed in Scotland during the storm.
John Gillan, 56, died on Thursday after a falling tree hit his van near Forfar.
Emergency services attended but the father from Arbroath was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Image caption,John Gillan's van was struck by a falling tree near Forfar
Tributes have also been paid to Perthshire businesswoman Wendy Taylor, 57, who was swept away in the Water of Lee, Glen Esk.
Mrs Taylor was a director at the Errol-based Taylor's Snacks, previously known as Mackie's.
She was also the secretary and a director of Taypack Potatoes, along with her husband George.
Perthshire North MSP John Swinney said he was "terribly saddened" at the news of Mrs Taylor's death.
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Image caption,Wendy Taylor's body was recovered from the Water of Lee, Glen Esk, on Thursday
The storm has also claimed two lives in England, a man in his 60s in Shropshire and a woman in her 80s in Chesterfield.
First Minister Humza Yousaf has pledged government support for a community in Angus devastated by the floods.
Mr Yousaf described the flooding as "unprecedented" with more than a month's worth of rainfall over the weekend.
The main A90 trunk route through north east Scotland remains closed between Forfar and Brechin, causing severe disruption for individuals and businesses.
