'Fossil hunter' fell from cliff

A man whose body was found at the foot of a cliff on the Isle of Skye after a passenger on a pleasure boat saw somebody falling has been named.

Police said Axel Weisskopf, 59, was from Darmstadt in Germany. It was believed he was hunting for fossils.

He was seen falling as the boat was approaching Portree last Thursday.

Mr Weisskopf's body was later found at Tom's Cave at the foot of Ben Tianavaig. Police said a report would be submitted to the procurator fiscal.

Skye is highly regarded among palaeontologists and amateur fossil hunters for its prehistoric animal remains.

Dinosaur footprints and the earliest turtles known to live in water have been discovered on the island.