Medical Examiner Works To Identify Human Remains Found At Mohawk Park In Tulsa

A Tulsa man who was shed hunting at Mohawk Park on Monday afternoon found a human skull and bones.

Tulsa Police say the remains were found on the north side of the park, and investigators have been at the park all day Tuesday collecting evidence.

Matthew Lewis says he has shed hunted this exact area three or four times recently but took a different path this time and couldn't believe what he found.

"I didn't know what to think. I was not scared, but I was spooked walking out,” said Lewis.

Lewis spends a lot of time in the woods looking for deer antlers this time of year, so he headed to Mohawk part when he got off work Monday night.

"I've seen a lot of different bones out there in shed hunting. I mean, you see a lot of different stuff, and this looked to be human,” said Lewis.

Lewis says he was about to leave for the night and noticed something white about 50 yards away, so he used his binoculars, then walked over to check it out and knew immediately it was a human skull. He says he took a picture, then walked out and called police.

"They started to poke around a little further because I didn't walk any further after I found it, I back out and they had found some clothes, some other bones, some car keys, a watch,” said Lewis.

The Tulsa County Sheriff's office is also assisting in the investigation because they're working on a case of an Owasso man who went missing last March. Timothy Vanmatre's car was found three days later near 66th Street North and Mingo, which is about a mile from where the remains were found this week.

"I hope that if that's who that is, that this, you know, helps her and the rest of the family out,” said Lewis.

The Medical Examiner's office will confirm the identity of the remains and determine a cause of death.

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