The man whose bones were found in a small duffel bag by Percy Priest Lake was identified by police Thursday afternoon.

Michael Lee Goff Jr, 57, was reported missing by his mother on May 27, according to a release from Metro Nashville Police.

Goff lived on Cloverland Drive, police say, near Brentwood on the Davidson/Williamson county line.

A report from the medical examiner's office confirmed the identification, according to police.

MNPD will enlist the services of a forensic anthropologist to determine the cause of death.

A Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency officer found the bones Sunday on a bluff near the Lincoya Bay Apartments, authorities said.

"Detectives are working with the Medical Examiner's office to determine what this is about," police spokesman Don Aaron said in an earlier statement. "Among those detective working are those from the (police department's) homicide and cold case unit which... also handles missing person cases."

Anyone with information concerning Goff is asked to Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.

This story will be updated.

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