UNSOLVED NC - Waynesville, Remains in Creek near Russ Ave & Frazier St, Feb 2018

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WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Police in Waynesville are investigating after the discovery of human remains in a creek.

Chief William H. Hollingsed said the remains were found around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Russ Avenue and Frazier Street.
Hollingsed said the identity of the individual is not yet known and the remains appeared to have been there "some period of time."

http://wlos.com/news/local/human-remains-found-in-waynesville-creek-police-say

Hollingsed said that removal was a long, difficult process.


“We will be here for quite some time,” he said during the removal. “It’s an excavation site.”


Following the removal, he noted that they didn’t clear the scene until about 10 p.m.



“We dug up all the area around where the body was found and sifted through all the mud and dirt to make sure we weren’t missing anything,” he said. “We had to get into the culvert and search to see if anything had been washed from the scene.”

Hollingsed added that, at this time, he could not provide any identifying information, even gender, of the deceased. But he also wanted people to know that WPD is cross-checking the remains with people who have been reported missing in the region. He also wanted people to know that he has no reason to believe the remains are connected to the body found in the creek in Hazelwood earlier in February.

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