The remains John Gillies, who would be 69 this year, were positively identified following a massive international effort to collect DNA samples to confirm the remains were his

The bones of John Gillies, from Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, were found by forest workers near Sweetwater Gap, Wyoming, last year

Skeletal remains found in an American wilderness have been identified as a tragic Scot. John Gillies vanished while camping near Sweetwater Gap around six years ago.