Police are investigating human remains found near a major intersection in Colchester.

Vermont State Troopers responded to the southbound Exit 16 off-ramp of I-89 Wednesday after a passer-by called in reporting what appeared to be skeletal remains.

According to a police statement Wednesday afternoon, detectives confirmed that the remains are human. WCAX reported the remains appeared to be that of a male.

Police say that the condition of the skeleton suggests that it has been in the area โ€œfor a number of years.โ€

The chief medical examinerโ€™s office will now study the remains, and will try to identify them. Meanwhile, state and local law enforcement are investigating and are trying to identify the individual.

Twitter: @emhew. Elizabeth Hewitt is the Sunday editor for VTDigger. She grew up in central Vermont and holds a graduate degree in magazine journalism from New York University.

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