Woods sealed off amid search for missing Scottish teenager
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A WOODED area has been sealed off amid the search for a missing Scottish teenager.
Cops have cordoned off the scene on Merchiston Road in Falkirk.
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Cops have sealed off a section of woodland
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Police tape has closed off the area
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Officers are standing guard at the scene
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Police tape has been placed around the trees and a police car is parked along the canal path.
More cordons have been set up on the other side of the woods along the A9, with more officers guarding the scene.
The incident in the woodland is currently not known.
It comes amid an ongoing search for a missing teenager in the area.
Cole Cooper, 19, went missing from Falkirk over a week ago.
The teen, from Banknock, had been to the First Down pub in Denny on Saturday May 3 before heading to a party at a friend's house around 3am.
He last spoke with a friend around 6am on Sunday May 4 before going missing and hasn't been in contact with his family since.
This was the same time he was spotted on CCTV in Longcroft.
The last known sighting of Cole was on May 7, when an associate saw him on Glasgow Road, Longcroft.
He was officially reported missing on May 9.
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A major search has been launched with specialist resources called in to help find him.
Cops are growing "increasingly concerned" for him.
They issued a description of Cole in the hopes someone can come forward with information on his whereabouts.
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Cole Cooper has been missing for over a week
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Specialist resources have been called in to help find him
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Inspector Neil Wotherspoon, Falkirk Police Office, said: 'We are increasingly concerned for Cole's welfare and have carried out extensive enquiries in the area with specialist resources.
"We would ask anyone who has seen him, or knows where he might be to get in touch. I would also like to appeal to Cole himself to contact family, friends or our officers.
'Anyone with information about Cole's whereabouts should call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 828 of 9 May 2025.'
Police Scotland has been approached for comment.
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