Hunter finds human remains that could’ve been in woods for over a year, Maine cops say

A hunter found human remains that could’ve been in the woods for a year or even longer, Maine police said.

The hunter, whose name was not released, came across the remains of a body behind Central Maine Power’s building in Augusta, the state’s capital, on Nov. 13, police said in a news release.

Since the hunter’s discovery was reported that evening, the scene was secured and then processed the following day by detectives from local and state police.

State authorities declined a request for comment from McClatchy News.

“There is nothing suspicious and no indication of foul play of any kind,” police said in the release.

Augusta detectives are looking into any unsolved missing person cases in the area that are potentially related to the human remains.

The body was removed from the woods by an official from the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to conduct an analysis for identification.

This story was originally published November 17, 2021 at 11:30 AM with the headline "Hunter finds human remains that could’ve been in woods for over a year, Maine cops say."

Julia Marnin

McClatchy DC

Julia Marnin covers courts for McClatchy News, writing about criminal and civil affairs, including cases involving policing, corrections, civil liberties, fraud, and abuses of power. As a reporter on McClatchy’s National Real-Time Team, she’s also covered the COVID-19 pandemic and a variety of other topics since joining in 2021, following a fellowship with Newsweek. Born in Biloxi, Mississippi, she was raised in South Jersey and is now based in New York State.