UPDATE (8/9): The skeletal remains found in Sullivan City were confirmed to be from a man. 

The pathologist says the remains are of a male who was five feet, five inches tall. 

The bones had been out there for about a year, according to the pathologist. 

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SULLIVAN CITY – Skeletal remains were discovered in Sullivan City Wednesday evening.

They were found near FM 886.

The feds turned over the investigation and the cost of the find to Sullivan City.

The police chief says the remains will be sent off for further testing.

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