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JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – Police say human remains found this past weekend belonged to a man reported missing last month.
Officers responded to a wooded area near the corner of Yopp Road and U.S. 17 around 9 a.m. Saturday after a person mowing grass found what appeared to be a skeleton.
Investigators determined it belonged to Tyler Ragon, who was reported missing to the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office on September 9.
Officials say the 30-year-old was last known to be alive on August 4.
Investigators are still looking into the events surrounding his death.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Detective R. Feller at (910) 938-6410 or rfeller@jacksonvillenc.gov.
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