ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. — A hunter found the skeletal remains of an 18-year-old man who'd been missing since April 2022 in Accomack County.
The hunter found the remains in the 37000 block of Bells Neck Road in Painter, Virginia on Jan. 9, according to Sheriff W. Todd Wessells.
When deputies got to the woods, they found remains "consistent with human features," the sheriff's office said.
The remains were taken to the Norfolk Medical Examiner's Officer, who confirmed the remains were human and identified them as Jay’von Malik Bailey, of Temperanceville.
According to previous 13News Now reporting, Bailey was last seen on April 14, 2022, in the 36000 block of Seaside Road in the Painter area of Accomack County. April 14 was also the last day he had any contact with his family.
The Accomack County Sheriff's Office is investigating what happened to Bailey. Anyone with information is asked to call 757-787-1131 or 757-824-5666 or tips may be submitted at accomackcountysheriffsoffice.org.
