Kids playing in snow find human remains in NC city

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Some children playing in the snow found human remains, and police in North Carolina largest city are trying to determine what happened to the victim.

The Charlotte Observer reported that someone called Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police just before noon Saturday to report the skeletal remains, which were determined to be human.

The remains were found in the woods on the city’s west side near Interstate 85.

Police weren’t immediately able to determine the gender, race or age of the body and didn’t immediately know how long it had been in the woods. They also aren’t sure how the person died and classified the case as a death investigation. In addition to collecting evidence and photographing the scene, investigators were going through open missing-person cases.

Information from: The Charlotte Observer
      
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