Tests Planned for Bones Found in Mountains
Two hikers found human bones in a remote part of a mountain range, and authorities were preparing to test them to determine the person’s identity, sheriff’s officials said Thursday.
Authorities believe a mountain lion scattered the bones and carried some of them to a rock plateau, where the hikers found them over the weekend, said Lake County Sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Morshed.
Forensic anthropologists at Cal State Chico now plan to test the bones to determine the gender, race and age of the victim and to collect DNA samples for comparison to a missing persons database.
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