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A scaled-back search for skeletal remains continued Tuesday in the bed of the Santa Cruz River just south of the Overton Road Bridge in Marana.

About 12 Marana police officers and two cadaver dogs searched throughout the day Monday, finding 18 bones1-4 dvd, including a skull, a lower jaw with all its teeth and five teeth from the upper jaw, said Sgt. Bill Derfus.
Officers said the person's race or ethnicity, gender and age could not be determined, but police are hoping dental comparisons or DNA will lead to an identification.

Derfus said Tuesday the remains, the first of which were found Sunday night, also could be those of a transient or an illegal immigrant.
Six searchers and three cadaver dogs, specially trained to find human remains, searched the riverbed Tuesday, Derfus said.
Sgt. Tim Brunenkant said the remains were found about 8:15 p.m. Sunday by 12- and 18-year-old sisters walking their dogs in the riverbed.
Brunenkant said the girls' dogs dug something up in the riverbed and when the girls went to look, they found a skull. The girls ran home and called police, Brunenkant said.