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UT: 2 sets of remains found , Squaw Peak
Topic Started: Apr 21 2014, 05:48 AM (76 Views)
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PROVO — A hiker in a remote area of Provo Canyon found the skeletal remains of a person Saturday.

And after Provo police arrived in the area to investigate, they found a second body.

"We believe they are completely unrelated. We've confirmed that the initial body that was found is a 2012 case, a 41-year-old male that went missing," said Provo Police Lt. Mathew Siufanua.

Both sets of remains were found in a rocky, remote area of Squaw Peak, near the bottom of a 1,000 foot cliff, Siufanua said. Investigators, with the assistance of a Department of Public Safety helicopter, were in the process of recovering the bodies on Sunday.

The first discovery was made about 1 p.m. Saturday by a hiker.

"It's not an area that a lot of people go to. He actually came across some skeletal remains that had some clothing on them, a backpack and some other personal items," he said.

That set of remains was believed to be of a man visiting from outside of the country. Authorities were attempting to notify next of kin on Sunday before releasing the man's name.

The second set of remains, which were in a different stage of decomposition, may be tied to a 2006 case, Siufanua said.

Investigators will next try to determine if the victims accidentally fell to their deaths, or if there was any indication of foul play or even suicide.

"We just don't know what happened to these individuals. We have a general idea. But part of the investigative process is to piece together all of the details that they find up on the hill, and talk to parents, and look at the old case," he said.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8656014...Squaw-Peak.html
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PROVO, Utah — A man stumbled upon skeletal remains while hiking up Provo Canyon Saturday afternoon, which lead to the discovery of a second body in the same area, officials said Sunday.

At approximately 1 p.m. the hiker discovered a body in a rugged area on Squaw Peak, said Lt. Matthew Siufanua with Provo Police.

When officers arrived Sunday morning they found a second body about 50 feet away.

Siufanua said one of the bodies has been identified and police are working on making notifications to the family. Right now all police are saying is it’s a 41-year-old man of international citizenship.

Police believe the other body may be tied to a 2006 missing person’s case.

“Receiving this information is a double edged sword, you have the sad news that a family member is deceased but then the closure of what happened,” Siufanua said.

Police are not sure of the exact cause of death, but they have their suspicions.

“Our first assumption is that they fell, both of them fell from some distance, we don’t exactly know how far, at the very top of this cliff is 1,000 feet up so it’s a very big mountain,” Siufanua said.
http://fox13now.com/2014/04/20/hiker-stumb...n-provo-canyon/
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Possibly these 2 cases?
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/1382/25/
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/18286/7/
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