Overview

• Maine State Police reported finding the remains around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in a field off Main Street (Route 100) in Clinton.
• Troopers were assisting the Clinton Police Department on a missing-person case when they made the discovery.
• The remains were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta for forensic identification and an autopsy.
• Authorities said the investigation remains active with no additional details released at this time.
• Clinton is a Kennebec County town of roughly 3,400 residents about 30 miles from Augusta.