Human Remains Found Near Morgantown, West Virginia

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Authorities are trying to identify human remains found in a wooded area near an interstate overpass in West Virginia. News outlets cited a statement from the Morgantown Police Department in reporting two volunteers were cleaning a camp site along the Deckers Creek Rail-Trail near the Interstate 68 overpass on Wednesday when they found the remains inside of an old coke oven. Officers confirmed the remains were human, but did not find any forms of identification. Police were investigating the circumstances around the death and trying to determine an identity. Authorities said the remains will be sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office.