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Posted on: December 4, 2017

Skeletal Remains Found

Montrose, CO—On Friday, December 1, 2017, a hunter in the Olathe area reported finding skeletal material believed to be human remains. The Montrose County Sheriff’s Office and the Montrose County Coroner's Office of Medical Investigations recovered bones and fragments of clothing. A forensic autopsy has been ordered by Dr. Michael Benziger, MD at the Montrose Memorial Hospital Forensic Laboratory. The investigation is ongoing.

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Dr. Thomas M. Canfield, MD
Montrose County Coroner

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