Galloway officers had previously said they though the body could be that of 74-year-old Gavin Tait, who has been missing for about a month.
However, Chief Inspector Brian Lee has released a statement saying that that is unlikely to be case.
Police in Cumbria hare working on the theory it could be a missing person from that area, however officers have not released a name.
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