DEBARY, Fla. — Investigators with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office have a mystery on their hands after finding skeletal remains at a local park.
The remains were found near a trail at Gemini Springs Park in Debary, just west of Lake Monroe.
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The bones were found Friday night, near the parking lot off of Dirksen Road. How long they were there is not known.
A deputy was posted overnight and on Saturday as detectives collected the bones and turned them over to the medical examiner.
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Investigators are now working to determine how long they were there and whether or not they can make a positive identity.
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office called this an active investigation and they plan to meet with the medical examiner on Tuesday.
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