The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Galena Police Department have identified the remains of a man found on Feb. 27, in a field in Galena in the southeast corner of the state.
The man has been identified as 52-year-old Peter C. Wittington, of Carthage, Missouri, according to a news release Thursday from the KBI.
Wittington last spoke to family in late 2022.
The investigation has not indicated any signs of foul play. Authorities are awaiting the final autopsy report.
On Monday, Feb. 27, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Galena Police Department requested KBI assistance with an investigation. KBI agents responded to the scene.
At around 3 p.m. Monday, the Galena police received a report of a body found in a field, near 11 th St. and Wood St. When officers responded, they located the badly decomposed remains of a man.
The investigation is ongoing.
