Body Found Just Outside of Mt. Vernon

Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Bullard confirms the department has found human remains in an area west of the I-57 Veterans Memorial Drive interchange just southwest of the Mt. Vernon City Limits.

Bullard says that the person had been dead way before the month of March. Coroner Roger Hayse is currently trying to locate a forensic anthropologist to try and learn more about the death and how long the remains had been at the location they were found.

The sheriff says they have reviewed missing person reports, but at this point have not made any final determination on the identity of the remains.

People looking for deer antlers that had been shed found the remains just after five Monday afternoon.

The sheriff thanked the Mt. Vernon Police who initially responded to the 911 call and found the remains as well as the Jefferson Fire Protection District, State Police, and the Coroner’s office for their assistance.