Update: Only skeletal remains of body found WI.Update: Only skeletal remains of body found
The Capital Times — 10/14/2008 2:36 pm
The body discovered in Lake Kegonsa State Park Monday afternoon mainly consisted of skeletal remains and had been in the park most likely since the summer, a spokesperson for the Dane County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.
"What we are looking at is skeletal remains, not several years old but they had probably been in the park from some point over the summer," said Elise Schaffer.
A state park ranger discovered the body near Prairie Trail in the park, on the northeast shore of Lake Kegonsa north of Stoughton, while doing prairie restoration work in a heavily wooded area of the park.
A section of the park was cordoned off Monday following the discovery of the decomposed body, but Schaffer couldn't say if foul play was suspected.
"We have to treat it like a crime scene," Schaffer said.
There was no determination as to the gender, age or identity of the person.
The Dane County Coroner's Office is assisting sheriff's detectives in the investigation.
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