CENTRAL
LAKES SEARCH AND RESCUE
102 8th Street West, Carlos,
MN 56319
Law Enforcement
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Law Enforcement Tip for November: Scattered Remains: When a person dies in a wooded or wilderness area and is not immediately recovered, scattered remains are generally the result. To assist the K-9 teams, identify the area where the person died. Many times the skull is too large for most animals to move, so it is good indication of the location. That area will likely produce the largest scent source, creating large pools of scent in the area but not always directly in that area. If the body has been disarticulated, each bone that is carried away produces yet more sources of scent and their own smaller scent pools.
By identifying the largest source (where the body was) it gives the K-9 team the ability to plan a search strategy. The team will ask a lot of questions about time, prevailing winds, weather conditions and animal movement in the area. Because the bones can be so small or damaged by animals, working with a forensic anthropologist to confirm a bone is human is very beneficial.
Understanding the effect time and conditions have on a body and the scent it produces can help in recovering many of the remains for the family of the deceased.
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