Remains believed to belong to a homeless person were found in the woods in York County Sunday.
The York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office responded to the intersection of Route 17 and Fort Eustis Boulevard at 12:58 p.m. after people walking through the area reported finding human skeletal remains in a tent, the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post.
The remains and tent were found in a patch of woods on the southeast corner of the intersection.
Sheriff’s investigators processed the scene and arranged to take the remains to the Tidewater Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Norfolk.
Authorities said an initial investigation “does not indicate any signs of foul play.”
“It is believed that this individual was a homeless person with whom deputies had contact with several years ago,” the post read.
A “form of identification” was found with the remains, but the sheriff’s office is not releasing the information until the remains are positively identified and next of kin is notified.
No other information was immediately released.
Anyone with information related to the remains and investigation should call the Crime Line at 888-LOCK-U-UP or the Facebook Tip Line 757 890-4999.
