Deputies with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of human remains being found Wednesday, Dec. 11, on County Road 1190 near West Leatherwood Creek, the sheriff’s office said in a news release issued Monday, Dec. 16.

“When deputies and investigators arrived, they discovered that the remains appeared human,” the news release says. “At this time the Sheriff’s office has no confirmed leads to the identity of the person, however the remains have been sent to the Arkansas Crime lab for possible DNA identification.”