Police search a swamp Monday looking for human remains.
Police said this morning that investigators have found additional remains, which they believe to be human, after a search of a swamp off the Highway 11 south bypass.
The search is now complete and the remains have been sent to the Centre of Forensic Science for analysis and confirmation.
"Based on the evidence collected to date, the North Bay Police Service does not believe the remains belong to any local missing persons, including Luke Joly-Durocher or Robert Aho. North Bay Police continue to liaise with other police services in an attempt to resolve this case," says a news release today.
The investigation is ongoing.
Other sources say it may be a female from Timmins, but this could not be confirmed. However, a Timmins police spokesman did confirm that they have "been in contact with North Bay police and have been assisting by providing information on our missing people". The spokesman was not prepared to name specific people who are considered missing from that city.
Shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Saturday June 6th, biology students from a university outside of North Bay were conducting scientific research in the marsh area located off Highway 11 South, just south of the Highway 11 and 17 bypass in North Bay.
While the students were in the marsh, they found a shoe, which they believed contained human remains. They then contacted police to report their findings.
On Sunday June 7th, the students returned to the scene to show North Bay Police the location where they found the shoe.
The students are no longer in North Bay. They returned home on Sunday.
As a result of the initial investigation by forensic identification services, North Bay Police have asked for help from the Ontario Coroner’s Office, which is currently responsible for the investigation.
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