Firefighters find human remains yards away from missing person’s home, NC deputies say
Firefighters came across decomposed human remains during a search for a missing person in North Carolina.
On March 21, members of the Hiddenite Volunteer Fire Department were conducting a ground search for Kenneth Dale Walker, 54, who was reported missing on Feb. 24, in Hiddenite, a town 60 miles north of Charlotte, according to a news release from the Alexander County Sheriff’s Department.
But, during the search in a wooded area, the firefighters came across a body estimated to have been deceased for several weeks, deputies said.
The remains were found about a quarter-mile away from the missing person’s home on Sulphur Springs Road, according to the release.
Deputies said an autopsy was conducted on March 23 but due to the level of decomposition, no identification has yet been made.
This story was originally published March 23, 2022 at 4:20 PM with the headline "Firefighters find human remains yards away from missing person’s home, NC deputies say."
