UPDATE (1 p.m. Thursday): The human remains found on a property in DeKalb County Wednesday afternoon are believed to be those of a missing Maysville woman.

According to a press release from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, preliminary autopsy results identified the body recovered as 23-year-old Leah Dawson who had been missing from the area since June 4th.

The Sheriff’s Office said it is continuing the investigation.

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Unidentified human remains were reportedly found on a property in DeKalb County Wednesday afternoon.

According to a press release from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, at 4:45 p.m., a search warrant was executed at a property in reference to an investigation on 23-year-old Leah Dawson of Maysville, who has been missing since June 4th. During the search, unidentified human remains were found on the property, as well as other evidence.

The DeKalb County Coroner is working to identify the remains as an investigation continues.

The search was conducted by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office along with the Cameron and St. Joseph Police Departments, the Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control and the Missouri Search and Rescue K-9 search group.