12/20/2021- 3:05 p.m.
Skeletal remains were found Sunday in a wooded area near the Harwinton/Northfield town line, state police announced Monday.
Troop L in Litchfield received a call just after 3 p.m. on Sunday from a person who said they found what they believed to be skeletal remains while walking their dog in the woods in the area of Campville Road.
Western District Major Crimes detectives, State Police Search and Rescue and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection were called to the scene to investigate.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner also responded to the scene and the skeletal remains were taken for further examination, police said.
Troopers who responded to the scene said they found the remains about 100 feet from the roadway.
