Human remains found at Morrill sandpit property

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 6 Nov, 03:51 · Archive

Skeletal remains were found at a sandpit property in Morrill, Nebraska, on Wednesday morning.

Skeletal remains were found on Wednesday at a sandpit property in Morrill, Nebraska. Village of Morrill employees discovered the remains around 10 a.m. on the south side of the property near County Road F and South Morrill Road.

Several bags of belongings were found with the skeletal remains. A presumptive identification has been made based on those items, but the name will not be released until next of kin are notified.

There is no obvious cause of death at this time. The remains will be sent to a forensic pathologist for examination and positive identification. Morrill and Mitchell police, deputies and investigators with the Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's Office, and a deputy county attorney/coroner responded to the discovery.

Human remains found at Morrill sandpit property — Image: WOWT

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Human remains found at Morrill sandpit propertyPresumptive identification made; name withheld until next of kin are notified.WOWT · 6 Nov, 03:15
Human remains found at Morrill sandpit propertyPresumptive identification made; name withheld until next of kin are notified.1011Now · 6 Nov, 03:15

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