Sister speaks after missing brother’s remains found in North Carolina

KNOTTS ISLAND, N.C. (WAVY) — The sister of a Virginia Beach man who went missing last July and whose remains were recently found in North Carolina said their family keeps having to relive what happened as they continue to mourn his death.

The human skeletal remains of a Virginia Beach man reported missing from Knotts Island last July were found in a drainage canal in Pasquotank County near the Perquimans County line and have been positively identified, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday.

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The North Carolina State Crime Laboratory confirmed that the remains belonged to Martrell Andre Lamar, 42, who had been reported missing by the Currituck County Sheriff’s Office and had last been seen July 2 in Knotts Island while walking to a convenience story, according to the sheriff’s office.

10 On Your Side has reached out to the Medical Examiner’s Office for the exact cause of death and are waiting to hear back…

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