Human Remains Found in Mountain Ranch Area

Mountain Ranch, CA…(Updated the Calaveras County Coroner’s Office has released the name of the second fatality as Owen Goldsmith, 80 who lived in the M24 area in Mountain Ranch.) On 09/16/15 at about 1100 hours, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office and Historical Human Remains Detection K9 teams from the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Law Enforcement Branch recovered a second deceased victim. The victim was located in the rural Mountain Ranch area. The victim was located in the burn perimeter and appears to be a result from the Butte Fire. The identity of the victim is unknown and under investigation. The remains will be sent to a Forensic Pathologist for identification.

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