Marcy, NY -- State police are investigating apparently human remains found off a bicycle path along the Erie Canal in the town of Marcy. The remains were found about 11 a.m. by searchers with the Eagle Valley Search Dogs, a volunteer search group from Hancock. The search was conducted at the request of relatives of Laura Pickard, of Whitesboro. Pickard...
Marcy, NY -- State police are investigating apparently human remains found off a bicycle path along the Erie Canal in the town of Marcy.
The remains were found about 11 a.m. by searchers with the Eagle Valley Search Dogs, a volunteer search group from Hancock. The search was conducted at the request of relatives of Laura Pickard, of Whitesboro. Pickard disappeared on March 7, 2009, at the age of 44.
The remains were found in a heavily wooded area off the path, troopers said.
The remains have not yet been positively identified, troopers said. The investigation is continuing and the state police Forensic Investigation Unit is processing the scene where the remains were found.