S.C. hunters find human remains

Authorities say two South Carolina hunters have found human skeletal remains along a dirt path in the woods.

Horry County police spokesman Robert Keglar says the hunters alerted police around noon Wednesday that they'd found human remains in Conway, near state Highway 378.

Keglar told The Sun News of Myrtle Beach the bones were scattered, but authorities believe they belong to one person.

It's not yet known how long the remains have been there. Keglar says tests on the bones will also determine the person's gender and age

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Workers find human bones at construction site

Construction workers in southwest Charlotte found human bones at a site off Shopton Road on Wednesday afternoon, and officers are treating the case as a homicide.

Someone called police just before 1:30 p.m. about a human skull that had been found in the 5200 block of Dixie River Road. When officers got there, they found other human bones and began an investigation.

Homicide detectives are combing missing person reports to identify potential leads.

If classified as a homicide, the case would be the 83rd officers have investigated this year and the ninth in the month of December. The total number of homicides this year has already surpassed the total for all of last year.