Sheriff's office keeping body ID under wraps

Human remains found last week in the forest, about 10 miles east of Fernan Lake Village, have been identified, but the sheriff's office has not released any information about the body.  

Sheriff Ben Wolfinger notified media Tuesday that an initial autopsy has been performed, and the deceased individual’s family has been notified.

“This case remains an active police investigation by the involved agencies therefore no additional information will be released at this time by either KCSO or the Kootenai County Coroner’s Office,” states the sheriff’s media release. “This investigation and autopsy results could take several weeks before additional information becomes available to the public.”

The remains were found Friday after the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office was notified that the Spokane police agency had received a tip that there was a body in the Coeur d’Alene National Forest that could be related to a Spokane case.  Additional autopsy results are pending, and Wolfinger reported that his detectives are continuing to work with the Spokane Police Major Crimes Unit on the case.