DEPUTIES INVESTIGATING DEATH

Hillsborough, NC (May 17, 2025)- Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to Hawk Ridge Road at approximately 2 pm this afternoon after a person walking a dog found human remains. With the assistance of the medical examiner, investigators will work to identify the decedent and circumstances surrounding his or her death.

Hawk Ridge Road is off Dodsons Crossroad in the southern part of the county just north of Highway 54.

Anyone with any information is asked to call Sergeant K. Goodwin, the lead investigator, at (919) 245-2918. There are no additional details to report at this time; more information will be provided as it becomes available.

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