Human remains found in Somers
KENOSHA COUNTY -- The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department on Monday, February 20th released photographs and additional information regarding the human remains discovered along Lake Michigan in the Village of Somers on Wednesday, December 28th.
A family visiting from out-of-state discovered the human remains while walking along the shoreline. There's a steep drop from the bluff near where the body was found on Sheridan Road near 11th Street -- that's why few people walk along that part of the lake.
The Kenosha County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department are investigating this death.
Human remains found in Somers
Officials say the decedent underwent an autopsy at the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office on December 29th, 2016. After the autopsy, the decedent was transported to the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification for a forensic anthropology exam and DNA extraction.
Human remains found in Somers
At this point in the investigation, the Kenosha County Medical Examiner's Office and Kenosha County Sheriff's Office are awaiting the anthropology and DNA results from the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification.
Authorities say they do not have a cause or manner of death at this time -- and do not know the decedent’s age, sex, or race.
Authorities have released the following photographs and information about the decedent’s clothes and personal items that were found with the decedent. They are hoping that someone will recognize these items and come forward with information about the decedent’s identity.
Picture of the style of sweatshirt authorities believe the decedent was wearing. A 3XL Reebok hooded sweatshirt, believed to be black in color with red/orange color lettering.
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Sheriff Beth along with the Kenosha County Medical Examiner’s Office will be holding a joint press conference on Tuesday, February 21st regarding the human remains.
If you have any information about who the items possibly belong to, please contact Patrice Hall, Kenosha County medical examiner at 262-653-3869 or Detective Kris Schwartz with the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department at 262-605-5102.