Police get tentative results on skeleton

BAZETTA — A skeleton found at Mosquito Lake State Park was a black man who was at least 50 years old, Bazetta police officials said.

The skeleton, discovered July 23, was examined Tuesday by Dr. William C. Rodriguez, a Washington D.C. forensic anthropologist.

Rodriguez also estimated that the body had been at Mosquito Lake for a year or less.

Officials stressed that Rodriguez's findings were preliminary and the case is under investigation.

The body was found by a fisherman in a marshy area off state Route 305, near the entrance to the state park on the south end of the reservoir.

Officials found a gold and diamond earring near the sight, but they are unsure if it is connected with the case.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Bazetta police at (330) 638-5503.

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