Officials say investigators have recovered more human skeletal remains just under two weeks after a visitor found remains in a wooded area at Baker’s Lake Nature Preserve in Barrington.
The Cook County Forest Preserves Police Department responded around 2:25 p.m. on February 14 to Baker’s Lake Nature Preserve in Barrington.
A visitor of the forest preserve reported finding possible human skeletal remains, according to Forest Preserves of Cook County Communications Manager Stacina Stagner.
Police responded and confirmed the human skeletal remains were in a wooded area at Baker’s Lake, Stagner said.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office was notified and responded to the scene to take possession of the remains.
Stagner said in an update on Wednesday that the Forest Preserves Police coordinated and led a second search at the site on February 27 in relation to the same case to locate any possible additional skeletal remains.
The February 27 search was to expand the search area to account for the possibility that environmental factors, such as weather or wildlife, could have caused relocation of any remains.
Additional remains were located and turned over to the medical examiner’s office.
The medical examiner’s office is still working to determine the cause of death and the manner of death, Stagner said.
The person’s identity remains unknown and the investigation remains ongoing. No estimated age or gender was available either.
Baker’s Lake Nature Preserve is 330 acres, comprised of a 112-acre lake and a 219-acre preserve.
The main entrance to the forest preserve is located on East Dundee Road between Barrington Road and Ela Road.
It is home to one of the most significant heron rookeries in the Midwest and offers visitors, including bird watchers, the opportunity to view wildlife, according to the forest preserves.