Human remains uncovered in Loleta

Bones were found in an old burned-down church

Humboldt Sentinel staff
8/31/09

Loleta

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office investigators are on the case of an unidentified corpse discovered yesterday in Loleta.

A man reported to the HCSO at about 3:30 p.m. that he had discovered skeletal human remains in a church that had burned down about six years ago at the intersection of Old Indianola Road and Hookton Road.

HCSO deputies arriving on scene confirmed the remains were indeed human, and the Cornoer’s Office was called to assist.

Due to the length of time and degree of degradation, forensic tests will be necessary to determine the gender, age and cause of death, as well as to attempt to ascertain the identity of the deceased, according to HCSO public information officer Brenda Godsey.