Human remains discovered at two sites west of Calgary

Cochrane RCMP are investigating the discovery of human remains at two sites west of Calgary, one on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation and the other near Jumpingpound Demonstration Forest.

A Stoney Nakoda First Nation residentcalled police Jan. 25 after his dog found what the ownerthought was a human bone.

Police recovered the bone, and officers returned the next day along with members of the RCMP major crimes unit to conduct a search.

"It wasa wooded area," said RCMP Cpl.Curtis Peters.

Four more bones were found and taken to the Calgary medical examiner's office, where two were confirmed to be the skull and lower jaw of a human.

Further examination will be needed to determine the age, sexand ethnicity of the deceased.

Second site discovered

Then on Jan. 29, someone called police to say they'd found what appeared to be human remains near Jumpingpound Demonstration Forest.

"It's a fairly remote area, it's not some place that's commonly on the beaten path," said Peters.

The medical examiner is working to determine thesex and ethnicity of the deceased.

"We don't know if these two instances are related at all," said Peters. "The medical examiner is in custody of the remains from both locations and they will be able to determine whether they are from the same person."

Peters said the two locations where the bones were found are about 25 kilometres apart.

Anyone with information is asked to call Cochrane RCMP at 1-403-932-2211 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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