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Remains found near Eno River were missing Durham man's

Police have identified human remains found three weeks ago in a wooded area near West Point on the Eno Park as those of a missing Durham man.

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Jonathan Richard Gardenour
DURHAM, N.C. — Police have identified human remains found three weeks ago in a wooded area near West Point on the Eno Park as those of a missing Durham man.

Jonathan Richard Gardenour, 27, was last seen walking near a Kroger supermarket on North Roxboro Road on March 31. He was reported missing two days later.

On Aug. 2, a man flagged down a police officer to report that he had found remains in the woods off of North Roxboro Road.

The cause of Gardenour's death hasn't been determined, police said.

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