What was once a popular tourist destination in our area, known for its role in the hit movie Dirty Dancing is now attracting attention for a different reason.
Human remains were found over the weekend at Mountain Lake in Giles County.
Investigators think they may have been there since the 1930's.
It all started last Friday when Jay Moore was taking a stroll and taking pictures of dried up Mountain Lake when he stumbled across..."A really old pair of shoes just stuck in the mud," said Moore.
The next morning, he learned there was more to the story.
"Everyone in the hotel was talking about this body they found out in the hotel. We were kind of surprised and then they started talking about the shoes and we were like holly cow those are the shoes I took pictures of."
On Saturday, a father and son were also walking in the same area of Mountain Lake when they too saw the shoes, human remains and called police.
"When I got there looked like a round piece that appeared to be the skull and some larger bones," said Giles County Investigator Thomas Gautier.
Police say the bones may have been at the lake since the 1930's along with the rest of the items that include a wallet, a silver cigarette case, belt buckle, spare change dating all the way back to 1907 and a ring they're hoping someone recognizes.
On one side it has the initials C.A.
On the other side it reads N.C. or M.C.
They can't make out the first letter, but are hoping someone else can. "They may know what college or school it came from," said Gautier.
Meanwhile, Jay is still shocked he came all the way from Cincinnati to relax and just take a few pictures, but instead strolled across the spot where someone may have taken his or her last step.
"They were right shoe left shoe and exactly like somebody just stood there took them off and walked away from them," said Moore.
Investigators say two anthropologists at Radford University are examining the bones.
They say it could be months, or even longer, before they are identified.
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