Human Remains Found In Pine County

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Investigators are trying to determine the identity of human remains that were discovered in Pine County over the weekend.

A search group found the remains while looking for a missing man -- 24-year-old Kenneth Scott Kleppen -- on Saturday.

The Pine County Sheriff's Office said the group reported finding human bones in a remote area.

The remains were determined to be human, and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension was brought in to investigate.

The remains have not yet been identified.