Updated: Additional search conducted for human remains in Lexington
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Investigators conducted an additional search for human remains Monday morning after remains were found Friday afternoon near Interstate 75 and Paris Pike on Friday afternoon.
Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn said in a news release that the partial skeletal remains were found along I-75 northbound, at the ramp for Exit 113. Ginn’s office said the search for additional remains will continue. The gender and age of the person, as well as their cause and manner of death, have not been determined.
The Lexington Police Department was called at 2:10 p.m. and is conducting a death investigation, police said in a news release.
The coroner’s office transported the remains.
On Monday morning officials from the coroner’s office and Lexington police met with three representatives from the Kentucky Search Dog Association at the scene to look for more remains, according to the coroner’s office. Four cadaver dogs search the area and pointed out several areas during the search, but no additional remains were found, according to the coroner.
The collected remains will now be taken to the state medical examiner’s office for additional forensic studies, the coroner’s office said.
WKYT reported that Ginn said people living in homeless camps in that area told police about the remains.
Police asked that anyone with information call them at (859) 258-3600. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers by calling (859) 253-2020, visiting Bluegrasscrimestoppers.com, or going through the P3 tips app at P3tips.com.
Reporter Christopher Leach contributed to this story.
This story was originally published November 18, 2022 at 5:53 PM.
