A Centralia area man walking his dog yesterday discovered a partial skeleton on property off Little Hanaford Road. / Image by Google maps
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Detectives are investigating skeletal remains discovered in a wooded area east of Centralia, suspected to have been dumped there.
A call to 911 was made at approximately 5:23 p.m. last night from a resident in the area who located the partial human remains while walking his dog, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
The property near the 2800 block of Little Hanaford Road is wooded, close to the roadway, and owned by Trans Alta, according to the sheriff’s office.
Search and rescue teams are assisting with an area search this morning, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown stated in a news release.
“It is believed by investigators, at this point, that the remains were dumped,” Brown states. Gender, age, and ethnicity of the remains are not known at this time, she says.
The remains will be sent to King County to be examined by a forensic pathologist who has expertise in identifying human remains.
Brown says detectives will await further information from the forensic pathologist and will then check missing person data bases.
More will be released as it becomes known, according to the sheriff’s office.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
It is scary to think how many other undiscovered remains may be out there in our heavily wooded county. The frustrating thing about skeletal remains is that the investigation cannot move forward until the victim is identified.
We are having to many problems in this Coiunty. And people Must keep thi er eyes open and call 911 they do not mined .We have neighborhood watch on the Dais Lake and it has been very good here we do talk when we see someone that
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I was hoping you would write about this.
I am relieved to know that these suspicious deaths are being properly investigated. Kudos to Coroner McLeod.