Sheriff: Skull female

SOMERSET — Gunnison County Sheriff's official expect a lengthy investigation into the death of a woman whose skull and other bones were found near Bear Creek Saturday.

Sheriff Rick Murdie said in a news release that the bones — the top part of a skull and others — are those of a female, likely in her twenties.

His officers are using Colorado Bureau of Investigation databases to locate the names and dates of missing persons within the past 10 to 15 years, and those departments with missing persons are being contacted for information.

The skull contained two teeth appropriate for dental comparison and that possibility is being considered.

Additional resources will be used at the discovery site over the next few days to locate further remains. According to the sheriff, Western State College's anthropology department will perform an extensive search of the area under the supervision of law enforcement,also within the next few days.

There is little evidence, or leads, the sheriff said.