By Chad Ingram

Published June 14 2016

Updated June 16 2016

Human remains found by firefighters last weekend were identified Thursday as Bruce Harris 76 of Minden Hills township. Police say the cause of death was determined as not suspicious.

The Minden Hills fire department received a call for the house fire on County Road 21 near Jay Lake about 5:30 p.m. on Saturday June 11.

“During the initial investigation by the fire department human remains were located inside the residence” reads a press release from the OPP. “As a result the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal  along with the Haliburton Highland OPP crime unit and central region forensics identification unit have been asked to assist in the investigation.”