Timmins police say they have found human remains that may be a missing North Bay man.
Police had searched a wooded area off of Hwy 655 and northwest of the intersection of Hwy 655 and Ross Avenue in Timmins and confirmed this afternoon that that human remains have been located.
The identity of the deceased person is not confirmed at this time, say police, and will be based on a postmortem examination.
The Timmins Police ERT team, helped by North Bay Police detectives, had been deployed in this area to resume search efforts to find a missing person from North Bay.
Charles Bemrose, 59, of North Bay, had been reported as “missing” in August of this year to the North Bay Police Service.
See: Concern over man missing for a month
Bemrose's car had been located in an area adjacent to private property off of Hwy 655 on October 5th .
Timmins Police have been working in conjunction with North Bay Police and the OPP to complete a comprehensive search of the area.
Police said in a news release there are no public safety concerns linked to this activity.
