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MOAB — The Grand County Sheriff's Office is investigating to determine the origins of human remains discovered near I-70 by a passing motorist.
The man found a human bone on April 16 when he stopped to walk his dog near the interstate, according to a news release issued by the sheriff's office Friday. The motorist picked up the bone and continued to his destination of Montrose, Colo. where he turned the bone over to authorities.
Investigators from Grand County then traveled to Colorado after hearing of the discovery and returned to the area where the bone was found.
"A search of the area by the Grand County Sheriff's Office and a team of dogs and their handlers found more human skeletal remains and clothing," the release states.
The items were collected and sent to the state medical examiner's office for further processing.
Calls to the sheriff's office for additional comment have not been returned. It's unknown whether the remains could be those of Lance Leeroy Arellano, 40, who was the subject of an extensive manhunt in November but he was never found.
Arellano has been charged with attempted aggravated murder, a first-degree felony, in connection with the Nov. 20 shooting of state park ranger Brody Young. The ranger was shot nine times, but survived and continues to recover.
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