VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Human remains were found in a tent in a wooded area of Port Orange Wednesday, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
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Deputies were called to the woods off of 6118 Ridgewood Ave. in Port Orange around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon after a work crew discovered some tents in the area.
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Inside one of the tents, deputies say they found a set of skeletal human remains.
Volusia County detectives are now working to identify the person.
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The sheriff’s office didn’t share any other details on the nature of their investigation.
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