Human remains found in a burned out car late last month in rural Davis County in Iowa have been identified as the body of a 63-year-old Northwood woman, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety.

Kay Moritz, who had family in the Davis County area, was found Jan. 27 in a 2006 white Chevrolet four-door Impala registered under her own name, according to a press release.

The Davis County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to the car after receiving a 911 call at about 10:30 a.m. that day from a farmer who had discovered the vehicle. When deputies responded, they found the car in a farm lane off a dirt road in the area of 27772 Vetch Ave. in Pulaski, Iowa.

After inspecting the vehicle, deputies found Moritz’s remains.

The remains were transported to the Office of the State Medical Examiner in Ankeny, Iowa, for an autopsy. Full autopsy results are pending and are estimated to be completed in four to six weeks.

The press release stated the case remains under investigation by the Davis County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, State Fire Marshall’s Office, Iowa Department of Transportation, the Davis County Attorney’s Office and the Office of State Medical Examiner.

The public is asked to contact the Davis County Law Enforcement Center at 641-664-2385 if they have any information tied to the case.