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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, from Arbroath, died on Thursday after a falling tree hit his van near Forfar.
Perthshire businesswoman Wendy Taylor, 57, was swept away in the Water of Lee, Glen Esk.
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.
