The New York State Police said in an August 19 release that it had identified the woman as 38-year-old Laura Rous, who was from the small town of Otego.

In an initial August 11 news release, police said her remains were found in the town of Morris, in Otsego County, some 78 miles southeast of Syracuse.

It also described Rous as between 4 feet, 9 inches and 4 feet, 11 inches tall and said she had been “wearing Adidas brand jogging pants, a pink tank top, a lightweight black jacket with a pink zipper and Carolina brand boots.

The release added, “A silver adjustable ring with a heart and a gold chain necklace was also located.”

Police did not say how they identified the body or when Rous’ remains were first located.

But the state police said an investigation into Rous’ death is ongoing and urged anyone with information to contact them at 607-561-7400.

Newsweek has contacted the state police for further comment.

According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, which monitors the number of people who are missing in the U.S., hundreds of thousands of individuals disappear every year. It said that some 600,000 people go missing across the U.S. each year and that 4,400 unidentified bodies are recovered every 12 months.

Newsweek has reported on numerous cases where human remains were found in locations across the country.

This year, for example, multiple human remains have been found in Lake Mead as the reservoir, formed by the Hoover Dam in Nevada and Arizona, saw its water levels drop rapidly. The drastic reduction of water has been caused by the ongoing drought that has blighted Western states.

Since May, four sets of human remains have been found in the lake, and investigations have been launched to identify them.

One set, found inside a barrel, appears to have belonged to a shooting victim. Police believe the person could have died in the late 1970s.

It is unclear what state the bodies were in when they were found, although Melissa Connor, a forensic anthropology professor at Colorado Mesa University, said they could have turned into a “soap-like consistency known as adipocere.”

She previously told Newsweek, “My guess is that most of the remains found to date, if recent, may be some combination of adipocere and skeleton.”

She added, “There are also historic and prehistoric sites under Lake Mead, and if burials associated with those sites washed out, they would most likely be totally skeletal.”