HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – Officials are investigating after human remains were found Friday in Haywood County.
According to the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a suspicious situation on James Street in Clyde around 12:45 p.m. after receiving a report from a maintenance worker of a foul smell in the Clyde duplex and possible human remains being found.
Deputies and detectives from the sheriff’s office arrived on the scene and with assistance from Haywood County Emergency Services and Canton Fire Department secured the area.
Officials said after a search warrant was issued, human remains were located. The identification of the deceased is unknown at this time.
This is an ongoing investigation by the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office and the Haywood County Coroner’s Office.
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