Police hope a toenail clipping could help identify a man whose leg was washed up on a beach.
Forensic experts have been called in to help detectives over the body part which was discovered in Broughty Ferry, near Dundee in March.
Tests on a toenail proved that the man, who was aged 16-25, had stayed in colder countries such as Denmark and Finland before his death.
The leg, with foot still attached, was found on the shore at Beach Crescent on 20 March.
Pathologists said it had probably been in the water for months and traces of denim proved he had been wearing blue jeans. The man had also been wearing size 9 black Reebok trainers and black Umbro sports socks.
The procedure, known as Stable Isotope Profiling, was carried out by Dr Wolfram Meier-Augenstein. He found that the man probably stayed in the UK or Ireland before travelling to colder climates.
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