Missing nurse found alive in car boot

A nurse who had not been seen for more than ten days was found alive yesterday in the boot of her car.

Magdeline Makola, who is originally from South Africa but lives in Livingston, was found in North Lanarkshire by officers from Lothian and Borders Police who were investigating her disappearance.

Her car was found in Airdrie, where it had been spotted being driven after her disappearance.

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The 38-year-old had last been seen on the morning of 15 December, when she finished a shift at the cardiology ward of Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

Friends of the nurse, who works in heart medicine, first raised the alarm after she failed to turn up for work.

They said her disappearance was out of character and expressed concerns for her safety.

Police began making inquiries and searched her home, where they found her work bag ready with her uniform and a packed lunch.

Her passport and bank cards were also in her house, but her car was gone.

 A Scottish nurse who has been missing for more than a week was found alive in the truck of a car.

Magdeline Makola, 38, was last seen leaving work at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on Dec. 15, Sky News reported Friday.

She was found in the trunk of a red Vauxhall Astra in Airdrie, Scotland, 11 days after her disappearance.

"At the moment this inquiry is at its very early stages, and we need to establish the exact circumstances of how Magdeline came to be within the boot ofthe vehicle," a police spokesperson told the press.