SODA SPRINGS — Remains found on the south end of the Blackfoot Reservoir in Caribou County have been turned over to the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, officials said.

    Sgt. Adam Mabey, of the Caribou County Sheriff’s Office, said the remains were found by individuals scouting for moose at the reservoir, located north of Soda Springs, on Sunday afternoon. They called officials who determined the remains, which appeared to be human skeletal remains, were in an area that is part of the Fort Hall Reservation.

    Mabey said there are several isolated areas around the reservoir and in Caribou County that are owned by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and are part of the Fort Hall Reservation.

    Once the remains were determined to be of a relic nature as opposed to a criminal nature, Fort Hall officials were called in.

    “I contacted the Fort Hall Police and they sent over some people that collected the remains,” Mabey said. “We had no reason to believe it was anything to do with any unresolved crime.”

    Randy’L Teton, tribal public affairs manager, said late Monday that she had no information on the remains and wouldn’t until she could talk with the Tribes’ Cultural Resources Department on Tuesday. Because of the culturally sensitive nature of tribal remains, Teton said very little information is typically shared until a full understanding of the remains is garnered.