( CNN ) -- Human remains discovered in the Utah desert belong to a young male and are not a missing 28-year-old mother , authorities said , a grim discovery that fuels the mystery and opens a new case . The fate of Susan Powell , who disappeared in 2009 , is still unknown . The remains discovered in Tooele County over the weekend belonged to a young man , Sheriff 's Detective Lt. Travis Scharmann said . Scharmann said the state medical examiner is working to determine the cause , time and other circumstances of his death . In addition to Powell , authorities must now determine what happened to the man whose remains were found in the same region on Sunday . They were `` badly decomposed and scattered throughout a wide area , possibly by wild animals , '' according to a news release from the sheriff 's office . An attorney found the bones in the area where his family owns ranch property . Investigators will likely dig for more body parts , Bill Manion , a medical examiner for Burlington County , New Jersey , told HLN 's Nancy Grace on Monday . `` The most important bones that they can find are the jaw and mandible , part of the skull , because if we have the teeth , we can be very , very accurate in identification , '' Manion said . Meanwhile , the search for the missing woman continues . Josh Powell says he last saw his wife on a cold December night in 2009 as he and his two young sons left to go camping in the Tooele County desert area . Powell 's sister reported her as missing . A month later , Powell and his children moved to the state of Washington . Watch Nancy Grace Monday through Sunday starting at 8 p.m . ET on HLN . For the latest from Nancy Grace click here .
The identity of Jennifer Powell , who disappeared in 2009 , is still unknown . The remains discovered over the weekend belong to a young woman , police say . The grim discovery confirms the mystery of the young woman .