MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Marion County detectives assisted the Florida Department of Law Enforcement overnight with a death investigation in Marion Oaks, according to the sheriff’s office.

Deputies responded around 2 p.m. Friday to the 3200 block of SW 27th Circle, where they were told human remains may be present on the property, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

An extensive search led to the recovery of the remains, the statement reads, adding there was no evidence to suggest the remains were related to any active case within the sheriff’s office.

An investigation is ongoing, the sheriff’s office said Saturday on social media .

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