Kruzof mystery deepens as skeletal remains prove modern
Posted by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Apr 26, 2021
The skeletal bones were found about 500 yards inland from Shoals Point, on Kruzof Island, where many things drift, blow, or are otherwise carried ashore from the open Pacific. Officials are now looking for a DNA match in the FBI’s CODIS database. (Shorezone image/NOAA)
Human skeletal remains found on Kruzof Island near Sitka in April of 2020 are modern, but not especially recent. A DNA sample will be compared to a national database of missing persons, and could shed light on who the individual was, and how they came to an end in the woods behind Shoals Point.
Police: No signs of foul play in case of skeletal remains
SAUGATUCK TWP. The Allegan County Sheriff s Office is waiting for answers to the identity of a set of skeletal human remains found by hunters in Saugatuck Township on Sunday.
Although the cause of death is unknown and the case is under investigation, the sheriff s office has no reason to suspect foul play at this stage of the investigation, according to Lt. Brett Ensfield of the Allegan County Sheriff s Office. We didn t see anything indicative of that, Ensfield said.
The remains were found, uncovered, in a wooded area several hundred yards from the intersection of 63rd Street and 134th Avenue by a group of hunters, who notified police.
Hunters discover human remains in Saugatuck Township
SAUGATUCK TWP. Unidentified human remains were found by hunters in Saugatuck Township on Sunday, March 7, the Allegan County Sheriff s Office announced.
The hunters found the skeletal remains while hunting near 63rd Street and 134th Avenue in Saugatuck Township, the sheriff s office said.
On Monday, the sheriff s office and the Western Michigan School of Medicine’s Forensic Anthropology Unit removed the remains.
The remains have not yet been identified and the cause of death has not been determined, the sheriff s office said.