The Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office is still awaiting an official report from the Boone County Medical Examiner’s Office regarding human remains found on April 12.
In a social media post made this afternoon, [Friday] the department says the preliminary findings indicate the body found inside a barrel on the Gasconade River are those of an adult male, but an exact identification is still unknown at this time.
The sheriff’s office says the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information related to the investigation or the identity of the human remains can contact the sheriff’s office.