MCCORDSVILLE — Officials from the McCordsville Police Department are investigating the discovery of human remains found Saturday afternoon in a wooded area of Hancock County.
A team of forensic pathology specialists from the University of Indianapolis is searching a wooded area in the 6000 block of County Road 900N for clues.
The human skeletal remains were found an estimated 60 yards off of the road near the edge of a wooded area surrounded by farmland. A man out mushroom hunting found the remains around 12:20 p.m. Saturday, official records show.
Detective Aaron Watts of the McCordsville Police Department said the pathologist team of five scientists, led by Dr. Krista Latham, forensic anthropologist, is currently doing its work, but he suspects it will be some time before officials have any kind of idea about the remains.
“We don’t know if it’s a male or a female at this point,” Watts said. “There’s just no indication either way right now.”
Law enforcement officials from the McCordsville Police Department and Hancock County Sheriff’s Department secured the scene Saturday night until the forensic team could get to the area around 8 a.m. Sunday morning.
Watts could not recall any missing persons in the county and at this time had no idea how long the remains had been in the woods.
“It could be anything at this point,” Watts said. “We’re waiting for the forensic team to tell us something, but at this point, it’s a waiting game.”
Officials from the Hancock County coroner’s office were also on the scene. Dave Carver, assistant coroner, said recovering the remains is a painstaking process.