Peterborough County Ontario Police continue efforts to locate the family of a man whose cremated remains were transferred to a detachment five years ago.
According to OPP, on June 25, a small box containing the tashes of a man identified as being fromAlabama was found. , was sent to the Peterborough County Detachment. , 2017.
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The box was found in a storage container near Stony Lake in Douro Damer Township, north of Peterborough.
According to police, paperwork in the box identified the deceased as a native of Rainsville, Alabama, and given his March 17, 1941 date of birth as Samuel Wilson.
We remain connected to these and are currently seeking public assistance," OPP said Thursday.
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Please contact Const if you have any information. Rich Nie of OPP, Peterborough County at 705-742-0401.
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