Human remains found in Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Human remains were discovered inside the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area late Monday morning.
According to Mary Schmitt, a spokeswoman for the St. Louis County Police Department, officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Strodtman Road just after 11:45 a.m. Columbia Bottom is located between Spanish Lake and the Missouri River.
Schmitt said the remains have not been identified and a cause of death has not been determined.
Detectives from the county’s Bureau of Crimes Against Persons are investigating the case.
Anyone with information on the investigation is asked to contact the St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210.