A statement from the Police Scotland confirmed: âAround 2.30pm on Wednesday, 31 March, the body of a woman was recovered from the shoreline near Balmae, near Kirkcudbright
âFormal identification has still to take place.
"The family of Joyce Kirkland (72), missing from her home in Kirkcudbright since 12 March, has been informed.â
Joyce Kirkland was last seen around 10pm on Friday, March 12, within a house on Buchanan Street, Kirkcudbright.