UPDATE: Human remains ID’ed near Granite Falls

GRANITE FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say human remains found in some woods in western Minnesota are those of a man missing for nearly seven months.

The medical examiner’s office used dental records to identify the remains as those of 27-year-old Eric Martinez Solorzano.

Solorzano disappeared April 2 after calling his sister for a ride as he walked along a highway in the area where the remains were found.

A man discovered the remains Saturday as he scouted a spot to hunt west of Granite Falls.

KSAX-TV reports the area had been flooded all summer and had only been out of water for the past month.

The investigation remains open pending final autopsy results.

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GRANITE FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Authorities are working to identify human remains discovered in some woods in Yellow Medicine County.

The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office in Anoka is examining the remains found Saturday by a man who was scouting a spot to hunt. Yellow Medicine County Sheriff Bill Flaten says he hopes identification can be made by the end of the week.

The discovery comes nearly seven months after 27-year-old Eric Martinez Solorzano disappeared after calling his sister for a ride as he walked along a highway in the area where the remains were found.

Sheriff Flaten tells KSAX-TV the remains had “been there awhile,” but that no positive identification has been made.