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

Two local duck hunters in North Carolina ended up discovering human remains during an outing earlier this week, police said.

Two duck hunters found human remains in the woods of Alexander County on Monday, according to the sheriff’s office. The remains were located on Monday, Jan. 13, around 6 p.m. in a wooded area around Highway 16 North in Taylorsville.

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.