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Body of man found in Lewis home after brother’s Facebook plea

The man had issued an appeal for anyone who had seen his sibling in Carloway.

The body of a man has been found inside a house in Carloway, after a Facebook plea..
A man's body has been found in Caroloway on the Isles of Lewis. Image: Google Maps.

A man’s body has been found in Carloway on the Isle of Lewis after his brother made a Facebook plea.

Paul Harris raised concerns on social media that he had not been able to contact his brother – before he asked police to make a check on his sibling’s home on Pentland Drive.

In a post on an Isle of Lewis visitor information group on Facebook, Mr Harris wrote: “I hope you can help.

“I am trying to locate my brother Tim but have not been able to contact him for some time, he has a house in Carloway but I have not been able to contact him for several months.

The street in Carolway where a man's body was found after his brother made a Facebook plea.
The body was found in Caroloway on the Isle of Lewis. Image: Google Maps

“If any members of the group are in Carloway, specifically Pentland Drive, could you please message me as I am worried that something has happened.”

Several people replied to say they had not seen Tim for weeks – some since early November.

In a follow-up post, Mr Harris said: “Thank you all for your help and comments… sadly my brother was found last night following a welfare check by the police.”

He added: “I was hoping for the best but prepared for the worst, at least I know now.”

Mr Harris, who lives in England, told The Press and Journal he was grateful for all the support he has had.

He said: “I was surprised and pleased with the response from the community and the police.

“In fact everyone from the undertakers to the doctors have been very helpful.”

Police confirm body of man, 57, found in Carloway

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “On Wednesday, a 57-year-old man was found dead within a house in Carloway.

“There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.”

Carloway is on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis.

It has a population of approximately 500 people.