According to Patrick County Sheriff Dan Smith, human remains were found Saturday afternoon in a creek near the North Carolina border in the Dry Pond area of the county. Smith stated that his office received a call from the Stokes County, NC, Sheriff’s Office advising that that they had been called about a body being found by teenagers riding an ATV.
The North Carolina deputies realized that the body was actually inside of Virginia, prompting the call to Patrick County. Patrick County and state police officers responded and found, according to satellite mapping, that the body was 169 yards inside of Virginia.
The remains were recovered and have been sent to the state medical examiner’s office in Roanoke. The sheriff could not advise when he would have results as to the identity of the body. Patrick County Sheriff’s Investigator Oscar Tejeda is handling the case and is working closely with North Carolina authorities.
Smith did advise that Stokes County investigators were investigating the disappearance of Trinity Fain, 25, when they called the Patrick County 911 Center on Saturday afternoon. Fain was reported missing from their jurisdiction of February 5th of this year.