Human skeletal remains found near Yopp Road and U.S. 17 in Jacksonville

Jacksonville police say they are investigating after human skeletal remains were found Saturday morning in a wooded area near Yopp Road and U.S. 17.

Officers responded around 8:52 a.m. Oct. 3 after a person mowing grass reported finding the remains, according to the Jacksonville Police Department.

Police located the remains, and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation helped process the scene.

Investigators say they have a potential identification but are withholding the person’s name until the State Medical Examiner’s Office confirms the identity.

The investigation remains active and ongoing.

Anyone with information should contact Detective R. Feller at 910-938-6410 or rfeller@jacksonvillenc.gov.

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