Investigators: Remains could be anyone

ONOVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) - Southern tier authorities continue to look for answers after Sunday's discovery of human remains near the Allegheny Reservoir.

"He was just you know, I found a body I found a body, I need to talk to someone," said Scott Siller, an Onoville resident.

On Saturday afternoon Scott Siller says a visibly worried fisherman came into his business looking for a phone so he could call police.

The man had just spotted human skeletal remains along the shoreline of the Allegheny Reservoir at Onoville.

"He said he could tell it had been their for a while," said Siller.

Capt. Bob Yhale is with the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office.

He says they don't have any solid leads.

"We really don't have enough information to determine whether this was foul play, a drowning or what," Yhale said.

The acting Sheriff tells News 4 the remains, in the advanced stages of decomposition, are headed to ECMC for a post-mortem exam.

Officials say they don't know the age or gender of the person who died.

News 4 spoke to a family member of Corrie Anderson.

She tells News 4 they have been in touch with State Police since they heard about the discovery of human remains over the weekend.

They're not sure whether it's Corrie.

Corrie Anderson is the young mother of three who vanished in late October last year.

Family members reported her missing after she failed to pick up her child from school.

Authorities found her Caravan in a field south of Jamestown, but the search for Corrie continues.

Investigators say these remains could be anyone.

The acting Cattaraugus Sheriff says years ago they found the remains of an Ohio woman who went missing several years prior.

He said he won't speculate on who this could be.

They expect to know more in the coming days.