Crime & Safety

Human Remains Discovered In Calaveras County

Authorities in Calaveras County are analyzing human remains that were found in a rugged area over the weekend.

(CBS News)

October 28, 2022

Authorities in Calaveras County are analyzing human remains that were found in a rugged area over the weekend.

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On Sunday around 10:30 a.m., the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office was notified of possible humans. The caller said that he was hunting in a steep, rugged area of Ponderosa Way east of the North Fork of the Mokelumne River when he discovered the remains.

Sheriff's office detectives and a forensic anthropologist hiked to the spot in the Mokelumne River Canyon and confirmed the remains were human.

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