The remains were found in a wooded area in Taylorsville. Officials have not disclosed how long they may have been there.

Two North Carolina duck hunters found human remains in a wooded area around the 1600 block of highway 16 North in Taylorsville on Jan. 13. while they were were on a hunting trip

Authorities are investigating after uncovering human remains on Monday evening. Some local duck hunters who were scouting at 5:49 p.m. made the haunting discovery. North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the Alexander County Sheriff's Office responded to the wooded area in Taylorsville.

Alexander County officials are conducting a death investigation after finding human remains. On Jan. 13, around 5:49 p.m., two local duck hunters located the remains in a wooded area around the 1600 block of Highway 16 North in Taylorsville.