PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Human remains have been found amid the search for missing Philadelphia woman Kada Scott, police said Saturday.

The discovery was made behind an abandoned school near Awbury Arboretum in Germantown, an area that was the focus of an intensive search on Wednesday.

First Deputy Commissioner John Stanford said a "very specific" anonymous tip came in overnight, and officers were back out at the scene around 10 a.m.

The remains, which Stanford said appeared to be those of a female, were found in a shallow grave in a heavily wooded area.

The remains were removed from the scene by late afternoon. The remains are now being handled by the medical examiner's office, which will also handle identifying the person who was found.

Stanford said investigators have been in touch

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