Sheriff: Human remains found in SW Wash.

Published 6:00 pm Thursday, February 21, 2013

SKAMOKAWA — The Wahkiakum County sheriff says deputies are investigating after human skeletal remains were found near the Columbia River in southwest Washington.

The sheriff’s office said a resident reported the remains Thursday. They were found in a remote wooded area.

The skeleton has been turned over to the county coroner’s office.