Human Remains Found In Apopka
Police Say Body May Belong To Missing Elderly Man
POSTED: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
UPDATED: 10:56 pm EDT April 21, 2009
APOPKA, Fla. -- The Apopka Police Department has confirmed that human remains have been found in a wooded area.A pair of teenage boys found the decomposing remains about 400 feet into the woods near Tilden Avenue and Apopka Boulevard, police said.Police said they may know the identity of the body. An elderly man disappeared from an assisted living facility near the area where the remains were found about a year ago and he was never found."A human skull was located along with numerous bones. At this time we are unable to identify the age or gender," officer Steven Popp said.Investigators said it looks like animals may have scattered some of the bones over time.Police said they plan to search all night for the scattered bones.The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating. It plans to use dental records to identify the body.
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