LOGAN — Law enforcement has determined that a set of bones found by a construction crew in Providence were likely from an early pioneer settler. The skeletal remains were unearthed on Tuesday.
Cache County Sheriff’s Lt. Mikelshan Bartschi said a group of employees from LeGrand Johnson Construction Company were replacing fire hydrant lines on the south end of Providence when they found the bones. They were about four feet below ground.
Deputies were called to the scene and sealed off the area, taking several photographs of the remains. The pictures were sent to the State Forensic Laboratory, where they were confirmed to be human.
Bartschi explained that a forensic anthropologist visited the construction site the next day and performed several tests on the bones. They were determined to be from the pioneer era and appeared to be intentionally buried at the site.
Once the age of the remains was determined and that there was no foul play, the case was closed and the bones were turned over to the anthropologist.
Bartschi said this isn’t the first time human remains have been discovered in Cache Valley. Years ago, construction crews in the north end of the valley unearthed an Indian burial ground.
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