Pine Mountain Georgia Fire Department News

May 26-27, 2009
Firefighters Help Search for Bones

Pine Mountain firefighters, along with firefighters from other Harris County fire departments, joined a search for human remains on May 26-27.

During the Memorial Day Holiday, a hunter was in the woods along I-185 near the Ga. Hwy. 18 interchange looking for deer racks. Instead, the hunter found what appeared to be a human skull.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia Bureau of Investigation were summoned to the scene.

The skull had what appeared to be a small caliber bullet hole in the rear.

Cadaver dogs and firefighters searched the area finding several more bones, including what appeared to be a femur and part of a pelvis.

On the first day of the search conducted Tuesday, May 26, firefighters arrived on the scene shortly after noon and remained on the scene until about 6:00 p.m. They had to contend with intermittent rain squalls and thunderstorms while conducting the search.

The effort resumed Wednesday, May 27, at 9:00 a.m. and continued until about 2:30 p.m.

Bones were found on both days.

Four Pine Mountain firefighters participated in the search effort.

The Pine Mountain Fire Department offered to provide lunch for the search teams and use of the department’s Polaris Ranger, but neither offer was utilized.

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