(WEST PLAINS, Mo., AP) — Authorities say a person of interest in the disappearance of a missing woman has led detectives to her remains in a wooded area in southern Missouri.

KYTV (http://bit.ly/2bkkxOU ) reports that the discovery was made Monday near West Plains. Charges are pending. Police said the victim was a 35-year-old woman who was last seen July 20 and was reported missing Aug. 9. The woman’s name wasn’t immediately released.

The investigation remains open.

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Information from: KYTV-TV, http://www.ky3.com