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Authorities are trying to learn the identity of human remains found on the Mexican side of Falcon Lake.
Zapata County Sheriff Sigifredo "Sigi" Gonzalez told Action 4 News that an American fisherman found the remains.
The body was found about 10 miles north of Zapata on the Mexican side of the lake.
The fisherman told the sheriff's office prompting an investigation.
The body was near an area of the lake where American tourist David Hartley was shot and killed by alleged drug cartel members back in September 2010.
Sheriff Gonzalez told Action 4 News that bodies are routinely found on the Mexican side of the lake.
Gonzalez said he notified American federal officials.
The Zapata County sheriff said bodies are routinely found on the Mexican side of the lake.
He said identifying the bodies is a difficult process.
Action 4 News will provide more information as it becomes available.
