Hawkeye Reporter

A farmer in rural Iowa discovered the human remains of an adolescent along with clothes that matched what a boy was wearing when he vanished in May, law enforcement officials said.

Though a positive identification may be weeks away, the size of the adolescent and the clothes matched what Xavior Harrelson was wearing when he was last seen the morning of May 27 when the 10-year-old left on his bike from his home in Montezuma. Despite widespread searches by police and volunteers, Harrelson has not been seen since.

"We are not saying it is Xavior Harrelson at this time," Mitch Mortvedt, assistant director of Iowa’s Division of Criminal Investigation said during a press briefing, ABC News reported. "There's a lot of work yet to be done at the scene here, and as you can imagine, the state medical examiner's office and state anthropologist have a lot of work left ahead of them in the days and weeks, even, to come."

A farmer discovered the remains in a grassy field just outside of Montezuma. The farmer contacted the local sheriff’s office. When last seen, Harrelson (4 foot, 9 inches tall and about 100 pounds) was wearing a red T-shirt, blue pajama pants and black high-top shoes. The clothing at the scene is consistent with what Harrelson was wearing, Mortvedt said.  He added the remains had likely been at the scene for a “significant time.”

The field where the remains were located had not been searched previously, according to Poweshiek County Sheriff Thomas Kriegel, who added the Harrelson family was notified of the development.