The remains of the young girl found in a rest area off Oregon 18 last December in Lincoln County were in a duffel bag, Oregon State Police revealed Thursday.
She was wearing a pull-up diaper, police said. They did not say why they decided to release the details now and still have not released how the girl died.
A more detailed DNA analysis indicated the child was between the ages of 7 and 9, police said.
She had brown or hazel eyes, brown or black hair, light brown skin that was fair and without freckles, police said. She has been identified as mostly white with some Central American ancestry.
State police have so far ruled out more than 60 potential missing children from across the country and on Thursday said in a statement that “there is a strong likelihood this child has not been reported missing.”
The conditions of her remains suggested they had been at the rest area for at least 30 days before a motorist found them Dec. 10.
The rest area is along Oregon 18 as the highway slices through the densely wooded H.B. Van Duzer Forest State Scenic Corridor in Lincoln County.
The child’s remains were along the banks of the Salmon River, about 75 to 100 yards from the rest area parking lot on the eastbound side of the highway.
Police ask anyone with information that might help investigators identify the girl to call call 800-442-0776 or *OSP (*677).
— The Oregonian/OregonLive