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A man searching for deer antlers in Kansas is recovering from making the far more startling discovery of a human skeleton.
The man called 911 and deputies from the Allen County Sheriff’s Office responded first to the scene. They then contacted the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, whose agents and Crime Scene Response Team arrived on the scene at around 5:50 p.m. and reported they’d"found skeletal remains."
KBI did not say how long theysuspected the body had been buriedat the location, nor did they give any description of the condition of the body or how the man discovered the remains, perABC News.
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“Positive identification is expected to take longer than typical cases due to the condition of the remains,” the KBI said in their statement. “Death investigations may be determined to be the result of homicide, suicide, natural causes, or an accident.”
The agency added that there was currently “no threat to the public” due to the incident.
“In these types of cases investigators typically first consider individuals who have been reported missing in the area,” a Kansas Bureau of Investigation spokesperson toldFox News.
The KBI investigation into the incident is ongoing. It has asked anyone with information tocontact them via their websiteor the Allen County Sheriff’s Office at (620) 365-1400.
This isn’t the first time a person has gone out searching for deer antlers and discovered skeletal remains. In 2021, the Branson Police Department said a man looking for deer antlers in awooded areaabout 250 miles southwest of St. Louis found the remains of amateurMixed Martial Arts fighter David Koenig.
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Koenig had been reported missing in March 2020 and prompted the authorities to search properties in Missouri’s Taney and Stone counties, and in Boone County, Arkansas, police said.
“Our department and the amazing group of volunteersnever stopped in our effortsto find Mr. Koenig,” Branson Police Chief Jeff Matthews said in a press release. “While this is not the ending we hoped for, we offer our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Koenig.”
source: people.com
