UPDATE: April 19 at 10:20 p.m.
The Rowan County Coroner's Office says search teams have recovered more skeletal remains in the southeast part of Rowan County.
The Rowan County Coroner's Office announced on Facebook that the search for additional evidence resumed on Saturday with the help of five cadaver dogs from the Commonwealth Canine out of Louisville.
Additional skeletal remains and clothing items were discovered. Those items will be transported to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Frankfort for analysis.
The coroner's office says, investigators have "identified a person of interest" and are hopeful that a positive identification will be made soon.
Search crews that assisted were the Rowan County Sheriff's Department, Kentucky Fish & Wildlife, Elliottville Fire Department, Hayes Crossing-Haldman Fire Department, and local residents familiar with the area.
The investigation is ongoing by KSP and the coroner's office.
Original Story:
The Rowan County Coroner's Office says that human skeletal remains were found on Sunday evening on Trent Ridge Road.
According to the coroner's office, they received a call from Morehead 911 dispatch that a man who was hiking with his son reported discovering what appeared to be skeletal remains.
The coroner's office says that it was later confirmed that the remains were human.
According to a report, the Kentucky State Police, the Rowan County Sheriff's Department, and the coroner's office searched the area for additional evidence.
The coroner's office says the remains have been sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Frankfort to be identified.
The investigation is ongoing by KSP and the coroner's office.
