“It was determined that the skeletal remains are likely that of a white male, estimated to be between 5’8” and 6’2” tall, who at the time of his death was between 25 and 35 years old. The anthropological assessment determined that the decedent experienced skeletal trauma during his life.
“While estimates of an individual’s lifestyle and occupation are not routinely estimated when examining skeletal remains, the extent of healed injuries that were sustained during the man’s life indicate that he may have been a working cowboy or rodeo athlete.”
He may also have been knock-kneed.
It is speculated that these remains could be that of Everett Ruess, an American artist, poet and writer who was known to be exploring the Utah deserts in the 1930s when he went missing.
The Millard County Sheriff's Office is stepping up efforts to identify human remains found in 1958.
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