Brit tourist seen 'jumping over wall' in last movements before body found

GREG MONKS, 38, WAS CAPTURED ON CCTV JUMPING OVER A WALL AFTER HE VANISHED DURING A STAG DO IN THE TOURIST HOTSPOT OF ALBUFEIRA IN THE EARLY HOURS OF MAY 28, SPARKING A MAJOR SEARCH 15:07,

05 Jun 2025Updated 15:07, 05 Jun 2025 The body of a missing British tourist was found in Portugal after a week-long search when police discovered CCTV footage of him jumping over a wall

following a night out with pals. Plant mechanic Greg Monks, 38, was found by police at the bottom of a ravine on Wednesday, a week after he vanished in the early hours of the morning after

travelling to Albufeira, in the Algarve, for a stag do. On Thursday (June 5), it emerged CCTV footage showing him jumping over a wall after a night out had helped police to narrow down his

last movements and make the grim find. Cops with sniffer dogs were dispatched to search the steep hillside below luxury villas in Cerro da Aguia near the party resort of Albufeira after a

homeowner responded to an appeal by police and Greg’s family to search cameras for images of him. Tributes continued to be paid for Greg, from Glasgow, described as an “amazing guy” by his

devastated sister Jillian following Wednesday morning’s discovery. Article continues below Portuguese police confirmed Greg’s body had been found in an official statement they put out

yesterday afternoon after news of the find started leaking out in local press. An autopsy today is expected to firm up the belief he died in a tragic accident after becoming disorientated as

he tried to get back to his hotel after a heavy night of drinking with his holiday friends just hours after travelling to Albufeira for a five-day stag do. A Portuguese police source

revealed today CCTV supplied by a local homeowner had proved vital in the case. Greg’s sister had urged residents in Cerro da Aguia west of Albufeira to check home cameras and doorbell

footage between 2am and 5am on May 28 after it emerged the last sighting of him had been in the hill area dotted with large villas. The police insider said today: “The GNR police force had

requested help from the Polícia Judiciaria force which confirmed yesterday the missing man’s body had been found. “They then got given CCTV from one of the villas in the Cerro da Aguia areas

which enabled them to trace him jumping over a wall of a neighbouring property. “With that information the searches were immediately moved to the scrubland below the houses. Sniffer dogs

that were being used by the GNR were brought in again. “When the dogs were put to work in the area, around 11am, they went straight to a bush where the missing man’s body was laying.”

Another police insider added: “The investigation into exactly how he died is ongoing. "But all the evidence so far is pointing to the tourist losing all notion of where he was in a

place he hadn’t been to before, and under the effects of alcohol jumping over a first wall into a private property and then a second wall in the back garden not realising there was a steep

drop the other side.” Greg’s girlfriend Nicole Kelso as well as the Scot’s mum and dad travelled to Albufeira after he went missing. His sister Jillian, who fronted the appeals for

information on his whereabouts before he was found dead, said yesterday his family were “truly heartbroken.” She added: “Everyone who knows Greg knows how much he will be missed and what an

amazing guy he was.” Portuguese police have not yet released any official statement about why they think he died, although officers have admitted privately they don’t expect the post-mortem

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