Human remains found by father and son hiking in rural Kentucky

Human remains found by father and son hiking in rural Kentucky

The State Medical Examiner's Office in Frankfort will assist in identifying the remains.

Kentucky man finds human remains while hiking with son

A Kentucky man found human remains while hiking with his son in Rowan County.

Human skeletal remains found in Rowan County

ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Authorities are working to identify human remains that were discovered over the weekend in a remote part of Rowan County. According to the Rowan County Coroner, a man and his son were hiking on Trent Ridge in the southeastern part of the county when they came across what appeared to be skeletal remains. Officials have since confirmed the remains are human. Multiple agencies responded to the scene and began se…