5Skeletal remains discovered near I-70 in Frederick County as homicide unit investigates

FREDERICK, MD – A grim discovery in a wooded area off Interstate 70 has sparked a death investigation after skeletal remains were found Thursday afternoon by Maryland natural resources personnel in rural Frederick County.

Maryland State Police responded to the area near I-70 and Green Valley Road shortly before 4 p.m. after officials from the Department of Natural Resources reported locating what appeared to be human remains deep in the woods. Investigators confirmed the remains were skeletal and are awaiting confirmation of identity and gender through an autopsy.

The body has not been identified, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore will determine the cause and manner of death

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