Authorities identify remains found at Sugden Regional Park in East Naples

About two weeks after workers who were clearing brush at an East Naples park found human remains, authorities said they have been identified.

A group of workers who were clearing brush in a wooded area near the back of Sugden Community Park, in East Naples, on May 21 reported they found a human skull on the ground and a length of rope hung from a nearby tree branch.

On June 3, Karie Partington, spokesperson for the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, positively identified the remains through dental records as Edward Mark Votava, 40, of Naples. Partington said his cause and manner of death remain under investigation…

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