The Latest: Remains believed to be student missing since '98
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The Latest on human remains found that could be body of a Virginia Tech graduate student who vanished in 1998 (all times local):
3:45 p.m.
West Virginia State Police said Friday that the discovery of human remains and personal possessions found near the New River Gorge Bridge could solve an 18-year-old mystery: the disappearance of a Virginia Tech graduate student.
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The remains were found in a heavily wooded area Thursday along with Robert L. Kovack's driver's license, a college ID and car keys, State Police Sgt. Kenneth Tawes told The Roanoke Times (http://bit.ly/1P4j0Dn).
The 24-year-old from Rivesville, West Virginia, disappeared Sept. 18, 1998, while he was on his way to a West Virginia University-Maryland football game in Morgantown.
His vehicle was found out of gas five days later. It was parked and locked near the New River Gorge Bridge.
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Tawes says an initial investigation indicates the remains belong to Kovack, and they'll be taken to the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., for further identification, Tawes said.