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Surveyors Find Human Remains' i- * Found NearNEWPORT, Wart, (UPI)~Pend OreilleCounty Sheriff Pete Gile* Thunday positively identified remains found in rugged terrain near the Idaho border as those of Steve -Buzz’’ Martin, 15 of Spokane.Giles sffid eye glasses found at the scene were used to identify the remains as those of the youth, who had been missing since Aug 16,1975. . . - • ;Martin disappeared from a summer cross country camp about 30 miles north of Newport near Petit Lake when be set out to go running. An extensive search at the timefailed to turn upany sign of theyouth. ■The remains were found by two surveyors of the Forest Service, who were running a suryey line through dense bmsh in Sema, Meadows, about two miles into Washington across the Idaho border. The surveyorsdiscovered a pair of glasses, tennis shoes,gym shorts and a t-sHirt directly under the survey line, * 'The youth, Steve 1C “Buzz Martin was believed to have been wearing similar attiredisappeared in August, after he either took off running alone or went to pick huckleberries.Bonner County deputies assisted Pend Oreille County, Washington Jaw enforcement officials in recovering the remains. Chief Deputy Bill kice said this morning that the two surveyors discovered the ronalns andthen back tracked to their vehicle, markingthe trail as they went with, brightly colored tape. * - .At their vehicle, they picked up another roll of tape and remarked the trail to ensure that authorities could find the place. As it was,Kice said they still would have had trouble finding the spot had not the surveyors accompanied them to itThe area the remains were'found in was' searched; last summer but efforts were unsuccessful in finding any trace of* youngMartin.Kice said that the brush was so thick and Jail that had the surveyors* line been four feet to the left or the right, the remains wouldprobably never have been seen.*Washington authorities had to come into the area on Highway 57 past Nor dm an and them take the Petit Lake Road near the south fork of Granite Creek. Kice reported that the last two miles had to he waikhd because, of fallen trees across the road.
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Sandpoint News Bulleting And Sandpoint Bee
Sandpoint, Idaho, US
Wed, Jul 21, 1976
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