The human remains were discovered Monday evening by two local hunters in the woods near Taylorsville, officials said.

Two North Carolina duck hunters found human remains in a wooded area around the 1600 block of highway 16 North in Taylorsville on Jan. 13. while they were were on a hunting trip

Two duck hunters found human remains in the woods of Alexander County on Monday, according to the sheriff’s office. The remains were located on Monday, Jan. 13, around 6 p.m. in a wooded area around Highway 16 North in Taylorsville.