Skeletal Remains Found Near Morton

Lewis County Sheriff’s Office detectives responded on 04/07/11, at approximately 1730 hours, to the Morton area in reference to human skeletal remains being found by a citizen.

A man called 911 to report he had pulled off the highway to take a break. As he got out of his car he noticed skeletal remains of a human, off the side of the road. The surrounding area is a rural wooded area.

The gender, age, and how long the remains have been there is unknown at this time. The remains will be sent to King County Medical Examiner’s Office for a forensic pathologist to examine, within the next few days.

Lewis County Search and Rescue will be in the area with detectives today conducting an area search to locate potential evidence.

We are not releasing exact location of where remains were found at this time.

Further information will be released as it is known.

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