MA Missing Person Identified From Human Remains Children Found At Camp

GREENFIELD, MA – Authorities have identified the person whose remains were found by a group of children at summer camp in Massachusetts Aug. 23, according to a Tuesday news release from the Northwestern District Attorney's Office.

The remains discovered last month on an island between Greenfield and Montague have been identified as those of 57-year-old Brian Cornwell of Greenfield, who went missing in December 2020, officials said.

After the children made the discovery back in August, the children informed their chaperone, who then contacted police, according to officials.

"Investigators collected what they could that day," the district attorney's office said in a separate news release last month. "The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner was on the scene the following day to ensure recovery of all remains."

The cause of death remains under investigation by the Greenfield Police Department, Montague Police Department, State Police Crime Scene Services and the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit attached to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, officials said.

Officials are urging anyone with information to contact the State Police detective unit at the Northwestern District Attorney’s Greenfield office at (413) 774-3186.