Human skeletal remains found under tree behind closed business in Wichita neighborhood
Authorities are trying to identify skeletal remains found Monday in the Oaklawn neighborhood in south Wichita.
Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office deputies were sent at 6:10 p.m. to the 4800 block of South Clifton after receiving reports of human remains found under a tree behind a closed business, sheriff’s office spokesperson Branden Stitt said.
A resident in the area called 911 at the same time a deputy patrolling the area was flagged down by another resident reporting the same thing, Stitt added.
“The advanced decomposition of the body prevented immediate identification, including an approximate age or gender,” according to the sheriff’s office.
The remains were taken to the Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Center to learn the identity of the individual. Investigators are also reviewing missing persons cases in the region.
Anyone with information on the case is encouraged to call the sheriff’s office investigations division at 316-660-5300.
This story was originally published December 17, 2024 at 2:45 PM.