Human remains recovered in Gallia County identified

UPDATE 3/17/23 @ 7:40 p.m.

GALLIA COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) - Human remains found six days ago in a wooded area of Gallia County have been identified as an Ohio man missing since July 2020, according to NBC affiliate WCMH in Columbus.

The station reports that the Gallia County Coroner identified the remains as those of Koby Rousch of Waverly. He was 24 years old when he went missing in July 2020.

On Saturday afternoon, March 11, 2023, the Gallia County 911 Center received a call from a person who was walking in a wooded area on Mt. Carmel Road in Raccoon Township, when that person discovered human remains in an open field area.

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ORIGINAL STORY 3/12/23

GALLIA COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) - Several agencies are investigating after an individual walking in a wooded area found human remains.

On Saturday afternoon, March 11, 2023, the Gallia County 911 Center received a call from an individual who was walking in a wooded area on Mt. Carmel Road in Raccoon Township, when the individual discovered human remains in an open field area.

Deputies responded to the scene along with the Gallia County Coroner and determined that the remains were of human origin.

An investigation is underway, working in conjunction with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

The remains will be transported to the Montgomery County Medical Examiner’s Office to provide an identification of the individual and attempt to determine the cause of death.

At this time, no further information is available on the identity of the remains.

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