BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Bedford County authorities have identified the human remains found in October.
The Bedford County Coroner's Office said the remains belonged to Robert Cochran, 47, of Canajoharie, New York.
Cochran's remains were found by a hunter and his son in a wooded area above the Mile Level Farm Market and Greenhouses off of Lincoln Highway and were taken to Mercyhurst University to analyzed by a forensic team.
Officials said after a press conference, they received an anonymous tip from a local EMS employee who remembered transporting a man fitting the description to UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital.
He told officials the man said he was walking from the state of New York and was tired, dehydrated and complained of leg pain.
Officials said records were found at the hospital that showed Cochran was treated and released in September 2013.
After checking NAMUS, officials found Cochran was registered as missing.
They contacted his parents, who submitted DNA for comparison and were found it to be a match.
Officials said there was no indication of trauma present and the cause of death could not be determined.
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