Northeast Tarrant

Skeletal remains found at DFW Airport are human, officials say

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Bones found by contractors at DFW Airport are human, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office.

Carol Walker, spokeswoman for the medical examiner’s office, said an identification hasn’t been made and the investigation is in progress and expected to last about three months.

It’s unknown how old or how long the bones had been at the airport.

The bones were found by contractors on Jan. 14 during a site survey near Mustang Drive and William D. Tate Avenue, officials said.

This story was originally published January 22, 2019 at 1:25 PM.

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Nichole Manna was an award-winning investigative reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 2018 to 2023, focusing on criminal justice. Previously, she was a reporter at newspapers in Tennessee, North Carolina, Nebraska and Kansas. She is on Twitter: @NicholeManna
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