COWLEY COUNTY—Authorities are working to identify human remains found by a pond in Cowley County.
Just before 3p.m. Wednesday, deputies with the Cowley County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a private residence in the Southwest portion of Cowley County for the report of a possible human body by a pond, according to Sheriff Dave Faletti.
When Deputies arrived, the homeowner took them to the location where the remains were located.
The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office (SUSO) was contacted as they had recently issued a missing person report. Investigators contacted the Arkansas City Fire Department (ACFD) who assisted by retrieving the remains.
At this time the identity of the remains has not been made. An autopsy has been scheduled at the Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center (SCRFSC) in Wichita, Kansas. The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office is working closely with the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office on this on-going investigation.