Police have located human remains in bushland in the Southern Highlands.
A member of the public alerted police after finding skeletal remains of a person in bushland north of Lake Alexandra at Mittagong, about 2pm on Saturday, December 16.
A crime scene was established and has been examined by specialist forensics officers.
A post mortem examination will be conducted in coming days to formally identify the remains and determine a cause of death.
However, police said that it’s believed the deceased is a 52-year-old woman who was reported missing from her home in Mittagong in June 2017.
Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death are ongoing.
A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page.
