Overview
- An excavation worker uncovered several bones while digging near Lake Lillian and reported the find to the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office.
- Deputies and detectives at the scene determined the remains appeared to be human and consistent with a single individual after additional excavation.
- The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council responded to the site to help secure and assess the discovery.
- Officials transported the bones to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office for forensic and laboratory analysis to determine age, cultural affiliation, and cause.
- If testing confirms an Indigenous and archaeological origin, investigators will follow tribal consultative protocols and the analysis timeline could take weeks to complete.