MASCOTTE, Fla. — The recent discovery of skeletal remains in Lake County has led to an investigation.
The Mascotte Police Department said someone came across the remains in a wooded area near Midway Avenue.
The department said its detectives and the medical examiner are working to figure out who that person was and how they died.
Channel 9 has a crew in Mascotte and has reached out to police for additional details in this case.
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