Human remains discovered in RM of Wallace-Woodworth

A road maintenance crew found human remains while working in the RM of Wallace-Woodworth last week.

RCMP were called about the remains on Aug. 26, after the crew, which was cleaning flooded ditches, found two pieces of a human skull and a bone while working on Road 57 North, just east of Road 148 West.

In a release Wednesday, RCMP said the remains are “consistent with those of a historical or archaeological nature.”

A forensic anthropologist and her team were called and, after attending the site the next day, found a partial skull, right shin bone and lower left femur. The Manitoba Historic Resources Branch was also called to the area.

Carbon dating and testing for some of the remains is now being arranged.