Police investigation launched after body of a woman found in Scottish forest

A police investigation has been launched after the body of a woman was found in a Scottish forest.

Emergency services were called to the woodland area in Aberdeenshire just before 11am on Thursday where the body of a woman was found in a car.

Her identity is not yet known and police remain at the scene in Countesswells woods, west of Aberdeen city.

Police investigation launched after the body of a woman was found.

Police Scotland confirm that they received reports at 10.50am.

They said that emergency services remain at the scene and enquiries are ongoing.

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