Skeletal human remains found by rancher in northern Arizona


Save Story
Leer en español

Estimated read time: Less than a minute

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in northern Arizona are trying to identify human remains that were found by a rancher between Fredonia and Jacob Lake.

Coconino County Sheriff's officials say they received a call Friday from the authorities in Utah's Kane County about the discovery of skeletal remains.

They say a rancher was working his cattle range area just south of State Highway 89A and located the remains along with clothing, boots and a daypack under a tree.

Coconino County Sheriff's deputies responded to the area and are currently processing the scene.

They say deputies found a handgun under the remains.

Detectives now are checking missing person cases and attempting to identify the remains.

Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Most recent U.S. stories

Related topics

U.S.
The Associated Press

    STAY IN THE KNOW

    Get informative articles and interesting stories delivered to your inbox weekly. Subscribe to the KSL.com Trending 5.
    By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

    KSL Weather Forecast