Body present in seek for spouse of Scottish rugby worldwide

A body has been found in the search for the wife of rugby legend Scott Hastings who disappeared while wild swimming in Scotland. 

Jenny Hastings, 60, vanished after going for a group swim in the Firth of Forth, Edinburgh on Tuesday afternoon with her family saying she had struggled with her mental health for a number of years. 

A massive search was launched in the Wardie Bay area by boat and helicopter, but rescuers were stood down on Wednesday.

Police have now said that a body was found in the Hound Point area of South Queensferry at around 3.20pm on Saturday afternoon.

Formal identification is yet to take place but Jenny’s family have been informed. There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances.

Jenny Hastings went missing earlier this week during  a wild swimming session in Edinburgh

Scott and Jenny Hastings on their wedding day

The Hastings family previously said they were ‘absolutely heartbroken’ at the news of her disappearance. Jenny (pictured here with husband Scott)

The Hastings family previously said they were ‘absolutely heartbroken’ at her disappearance and that her loss would leave a ‘gaping hole in all of our hearts’.

The mother-of-two had made attempts on her life before and they said this week’s disappearance was ‘being treated as a high risk missing person case’.

The family added in the statement released on Thursday: ‘As many of you know Jenny struggled with her mental health for a number of years and ultimately she was unable to cope on this occasion.

‘She swam out into the Firth of Forth from Wardie Bay in Edinburgh and it appears that she wished to end her suffering in what was a regular and healing place for her.

‘She loved the water but unfortunately her mind was not in a place of safety.

‘The Hastings family are absolutely heartbroken.’

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