Human remains discovered by ATV riders in Schuylkill County have been recently identified as a 29-year-old man who vanished in 2015, ending a decade-long search for Jesse Lee Farber, Pennsylvania State Police said.

Farber, aka Rex, of Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, was reported missing on Aug. 11, 2015.

Authorities said he was last seen carrying a backpack while walking.

Nine days earlier, he had moved out from his shared home with his ex-girlfriend and was making plans for his future, his mom told PennLive. He was living in a camper on his grandmother’s property, had gotten a new phone and created a new Facebook page.

Norma Jean Fritz last talked to her son on Aug. 9, 2015, when she sensed deep sadness about his breakup but noted he sounded more relaxed than he had in years.

“He was loo

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